Where does “virkaanasettajaiset” come from?

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

virkaanasettajaiset (Finnish): inauguration

Definitions

  1. inauguration

Ancestry of “virkaanasettajaiset”, step by step

virkaanasettajaiset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virka

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

via Finnish asettaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasettaato put, place, set, position, locate; to set up,...
2Proto-Finnicasettadakto put, to place, to set
3Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →