Where does “virkaero” come from?
virkaero (Finnish) comes from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
virkaero (Finnish): resignation (from a public office/position)
Definitions
- resignation (from a public office/position)
Ancestry of “virkaero”, step by step
virkaero 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 ero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |