Where does “virasto” come from?

virasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

virasto (Finnish): bureau, office, agency, board

Definitions

  1. bureau, office, agency, board

Ancestry of “virasto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkapost, position, office, public office; purpose,...
2Old Norsevirkja
3Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “virasto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijanąEvery word from Old Norse virkja