Where does “virkaanastujaiset” come from?

virkaanastujaiset (Finnish) comes from Finnish astua, from Proto-Finnic astudak — to step, to take steps.

virkaanastujaiset (Finnish): inauguration ceremony or ceremonies held to inaugurate someone

Definitions

  1. inauguration ceremony or ceremonies held to inaugurate someone

Ancestry of “virkaanastujaiset”, step by step

virkaanastujaiset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish astua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
2Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps

via Finnish virkaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvirkaanIllative singular form of virka

Words derived from “virkaanastujaiset”

Every word from Proto-Finnic astudak →Every word from Finnish astua →