Where does “viikoittainen” come from?

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

viikoittainen (Finnish): weekly

Definitions

  1. weekly

Ancestry of “viikoittainen”, step by step

viikoittainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viikoittain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviikoittainweekly
2Finnishviikkoweek
3Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg-Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭEvery word from Finnish viikko