Where does “verkkohuijaus” come from?

verkkohuijaus (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.

verkkohuijaus (Finnish): online scam

Definitions

  1. online scam

Ancestry of “verkkohuijaus”, step by step

verkkohuijaus 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 huijaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuijaushoax, scam, cheat, sham, swindle
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →