Where does “puolivirallisesti” come from?
puolivirallisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolivirallinen, from Finnish virallinen, from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
puolivirallisesti (Finnish): half-officially
Definitions
- half-officially
Ancestry of “puolivirallisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolivirallinen | semi-official |
| 2 | Finnish | virallinen | official |
| 3 | Finnish | virka | post, position, office, public office; purpose,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | virkja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |