Where does “virka-apu” come from?
virka-apu (Finnish) comes from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
virka-apu (Finnish): mutual assistance between officials
Definitions
- mutual assistance between officials
Ancestry of “virka-apu”, step by step
virka-apu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish virka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virka | post, position, office, public office; purpose,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | virkja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish apu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | apu | help; assistance; helping hand |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | apu | Alternative form of *api |
Words derived from “virka-apu”