Where does “varasjoukko” come from?

varasjoukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish varas, from Proto-Finnic vargas, from Proto-Germanic wargaz, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

varasjoukko (Finnish): band of thieves

Definitions

  1. band of thieves

Ancestry of “varasjoukko”, step by step

varasjoukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarasthief
2Proto-Finnicvargasthief
3Proto-Germanicwargazoutlaw, criminal; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ- →