Where does “virastokankeus” come from?

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

virastokankeus (Finnish): bureaucratic rigidity

Definitions

  1. bureaucratic rigidity

Ancestry of “virastokankeus”, step by step

virastokankeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirastobureau, office, agency, board
2Finnishvirkapost, position, office, public office; purpose,...
3Old Norsevirkja—
4Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish kankeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkankeusstiffness; rigidity
2Finnishkankeastiff; awkward, clumsy; Partitive singular form...
3Proto-Finnickankedastiff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →