Where does “petosyritys” come from?

petosyritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yritys, from Finnish yrittää, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

petosyritys (Finnish): deceit

Definitions

  1. deceit

Ancestry of “petosyritys”, step by step

petosyritys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish petos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetosbetrayal, treachery, treason; fraud
2Finnishpettääto cheat, con, swindle, defraud; to deceive,...
3Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
4Proto-Balticspenˀstei—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną →Every word from Old Norse yrkja →