Where does “virkainto” come from?

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

virkainto (Finnish): (excessive) zeal while serving (public) office, officiousness

Definitions

  1. (excessive) zeal while serving (public) office, officiousness

Ancestry of “virkainto”, step by step

virkainto 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 Into

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIntoeagerness, enthusiasm
2Proto-Germanicinþōn-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →