Where does “virka-apupyyntö” come from?
virka-apupyyntö (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyntö, from Finnish -ntö, from Finnish -mö, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.
virka-apupyyntö (Finnish): letters rogatory, letters of request
Definitions
- letters rogatory, letters of request
Ancestry of “virka-apupyyntö”, step by step
virka-apupyyntö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyyntö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyyntö | request |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntö | — |
| 3 | Finnish | -mö | Front vowel variant of -mo |
| 4 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |
via Finnish virka-apu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virka-apu | mutual assistance between officials |
| 2 | Finnish | virka | post, position, office, public office; purpose,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | virkja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |