Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “pikkuvirkamies” come from? pikkuvirkamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish virkamies, from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
pikkuvirkamies (Finnish): lowly civil servant, lowly bureaucrat, clerk, functionary
Definitions lowly civil servant, lowly bureaucrat, clerk, functionary Ancestry of “pikkuvirkamies”, step by step pikkuvirkamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish virkamies Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish virkamies civil servant, public officer, official 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 pikku Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish pikku little, small; little old 2 Finnish pieni little, small; Third-person singular indicative... 3 Proto-Finnic peeni little, small; fine