Where does “päällikkövirasto” come from?
päällikkövirasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish virasto, from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
päällikkövirasto (Finnish): an agency or bureau in which the final decisions are made by its leader or head
Definitions
- an agency or bureau in which the final decisions are made by its leader or head
Ancestry of “päällikkövirasto”, step by step
päällikkövirasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish virasto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virasto | bureau, office, agency, board |
| 2 | Finnish | virka | post, position, office, public office; purpose,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | virkja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish päällikkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päällikkö | chief; head; leader |
| 2 | Finnish | -ikko | Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive) |