Where does “tarkastus” come from?

tarkastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkastaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

tarkastus (Finnish): examination, inspection, supervision, survey

Definitions

  1. examination, inspection, supervision, survey

Ancestry of “tarkastus”, step by step

tarkastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarkastaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkastaato check, inspect
2Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
3Swedishstärkstrong
4Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
5Old Norsesterkrstrong
6Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
7Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “tarkastus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg-Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic starkuz