Where does “uhkayritys” come from?
uhkayritys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yritys, from Finnish yrittää, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
uhkayritys (Finnish): venture
Ancestry of “uhkayritys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | yritys | company, firm, enterprise; especially a venture... |
| 2 | Finnish | yrittää | to try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor |
| 3 | Old Norse | yrkja | to work |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurkijaną | to work, to do work; to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |