Where does “pyrkyryys” come from?

pyrkyryys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyrkyri, from Finnish pyrkiä, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

pyrkyryys (Finnish): careerism

Definitions

  1. careerism

Ancestry of “pyrkyryys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyrkyricareerist
2Finnishpyrkiäto strive, endeavour; to plan to become, aspire...
3Proto-Germanic*wurkijaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥ǵyétito be working, to be at work
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti