Where does “verkkokiusaaminen” come from?
verkkokiusaaminen (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.
verkkokiusaaminen (Finnish): cyberbullying, online bullying
Definitions
- cyberbullying, online bullying
Ancestry of “verkkokiusaaminen”, step by step
verkkokiusaaminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish verkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verkko | net; network; mesh |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | verkko | net, fishing net |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish kiusaaminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiusaaminen | bullying; harassment; Fourth infinitive of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |