Where does “varusmiestoimikunta” come from?
varusmiestoimikunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish toimikunta, 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...
varusmiestoimikunta (Finnish): conscript committee a committee representing the interests of military conscripts
Definitions
- conscript committee a committee representing the interests of military conscripts
Ancestry of “varusmiestoimikunta”, step by step
varusmiestoimikunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish toimikunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toimikunta | task force, working group, committee |
| 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 varusmies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varusmies | conscript, draftee |
| 2 | Finnish | varus | equipment, armament, accessory; armed |
| 3 | Finnish | vara | reserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warō | attention, care |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |