Where does “viikkotunti” come from?

viikkotunti (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikko, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

viikkotunti (Finnish): weekly hour, hour per week

Definitions

  1. weekly hour, hour per week

Ancestry of “viikkotunti”, step by step

viikkotunti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviikkoweek
2Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

via Finnish tunti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuntihour; lesson, class
2Old Swedishstund

Words derived from “viikkotunti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭEvery word from Finnish viikko
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