Where does “verkkoaita” come from?

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

verkkoaita (Finnish): mesh fence, wire fence, chainlink fence, wiremesh fence

Definitions

  1. mesh fence, wire fence, chainlink fence, wiremesh fence

Ancestry of “verkkoaita”, step by step

verkkoaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkonet; network; mesh
2Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish aita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaitafence; wall
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
3Proto-Uralic*ajtafence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →