Where does “verkkotaajuus” come from?

verkkotaajuus (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.

verkkotaajuus (Finnish): utility frequency, mains frequency, line frequency

Definitions

  1. utility frequency, mains frequency, line frequency

Ancestry of “verkkotaajuus”, step by step

verkkotaajuus 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 taajuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaajuusfrequency
2Finnishtaajathick, dense; frequent
3Proto-Finnictakjadense, thick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →