Where does “vertaisverkko” come from?

vertaisverkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish vertainen, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vertaisverkko (Finnish): peer-to-peer network

Definitions

  1. peer-to-peer network

Ancestry of “vertaisverkko”, step by step

vertaisverkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vertainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvertainenequal, peer
2Finnishvertamatch equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions
3Proto-Finnicvertamatch equal or superior in comparison
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish verkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkonet; network; mesh
2Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →