Where does “pk-yritys” come from?
pk-yritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yritys, from Finnish yrittää, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
pk-yritys (Finnish): small and medium enterprise, SME enterprise employing 10 to 250 people
Definitions
- small and medium enterprise, SME enterprise employing 10 to 250 people
Ancestry of “pk-yritys”, step by step
pk-yritys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yritys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yritys | company, firm, enterprise; especially a venture... |
| 2 | Finnish | yrittää | to try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor |
| 3 | Old Norse | yrkja | to work |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurkijaną | to work, to do work; to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Proto-Kartvelian pk-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Kartvelian | pk- | to grind |