Where does “verkkokiusaaja” come from?

verkkokiusaaja (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.

verkkokiusaaja (Finnish): cyberbully, online bully

Definitions

  1. cyberbully, online bully

Ancestry of “verkkokiusaaja”, step by step

verkkokiusaaja 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 kiusaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiusaajaA bully, one who bullies
2Finnishkiusatato bully, pick on
3Proto-Finnickiusat'akto tease
4Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →