Where does “toimistovirkailija” come from?
toimistovirkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish toimisto, from Finnish Toimi, from Finnish toimi, from Proto-Finnic toimi, from Proto-Finnic toodak, from Proto-Uralic toxe-, from Hungarian -ik — Specifies "which" one of a specific set of...
toimistovirkailija (Finnish): office worker, office clerk
Definitions
- office worker, office clerk
Ancestry of “toimistovirkailija”, step by step
toimistovirkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish toimisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toimisto | office |
| 2 | Finnish | Toimi | chore, task, job, duty |
| 3 | Finnish | toimi | chore, task, job, duty; activities, business,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | toimi | work, task, chore |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | toodak | to bring |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | toxe- | to bring, give |
| 7 | Hungarian | -ik | Specifies "which" one of a specific set of... |
via Finnish virkailija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virkailija | employee, functionary; clerk |
| 2 | Finnish | virkailla | to stall, drag one's feet, procrastinate |
| 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 |