Where does “värkätä” come from?

värkätä (Finnish) comes from Finnish verka, from Proto-Finnic verka, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

värkätä (Finnish): to tinker to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner

Definitions

  1. to tinker to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner

Ancestry of “värkätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkabroadcloth; cloth, felt, baize, green baize
2Proto-Finnicverkagusset
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “värkätä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →