Where does “piirihallinto” come from?
piirihallinto (Finnish) comes from Finnish hallinto, from Finnish hallita, from Finnish -ita, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.
piirihallinto (Finnish): district administration
Ancestry of “piirihallinto”, step by step
piirihallinto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hallinto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hallinto | government, management, administration |
| 2 | Finnish | hallita | to rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ita | Forms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -it'ak | Forms verbs |
via Finnish piiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |