Where does “verkonkoho” come from?

verkonkoho (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.

verkonkoho (Finnish): fishing net float, fishnet float

Definitions

  1. fishing net float, fishnet float

Ancestry of “verkonkoho”, step by step

verkonkoho 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 koho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohofloat
2Finnishkoho-raised, elevated
3Finnishkohotato rise; to stand, tower over
4Proto-Finnickohot'akto rise, to go up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →