Where does “varmenneviranomainen” come from?
varmenneviranomainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish varmenne, from Finnish varmentaa, from Finnish Varma, from Finnish varma, from Proto-Finnic varma — strong, sturdy.
Ancestry of “varmenneviranomainen”, step by step
varmenneviranomainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish varmenne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varmenne | certificate |
| 2 | Finnish | varmentaa | to confirm; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Finnish | Varma | sure, certain |
| 4 | Finnish | varma | sure, certain; sure, confident |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | varma | strong, sturdy |
via Finnish viranomainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viranomainen | official, public authority; officer or official... |
| 2 | Finnish | -omainen | — |