Where does “pöytälaatikkoyritys” come from?

pöytälaatikkoyritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöytälaatikko, from Finnish pöytä, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

pöytälaatikkoyritys (Finnish): shell company

Definitions

  1. shell company

Ancestry of “pöytälaatikkoyritys”, step by step

pöytälaatikkoyritys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pöytälaatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpöytälaatikkodrawer, desk drawer
2Finnishpöytätable
3Latinmēnsaa table
4Latinmēnsushaving measured, estimated
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Finnish yritys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrityscompany, firm, enterprise; especially a venture...
2Finnishyrittääto try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor
3Old Norseyrkjato work
4Proto-Germanicwurkijanąto work, to do work; to make
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin mēnsus →