Where does “seurakuntavirasto” come from?
seurakuntavirasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish virasto, from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
seurakuntavirasto (Finnish): parish office
Definitions
- parish office
Ancestry of “seurakuntavirasto”, step by step
seurakuntavirasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish virasto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virasto | bureau, office, agency, board |
| 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 seurakunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seurakunta | A parish; A congregation, parish; Any group of... |
| 2 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |