Where does “virkakoneisto” come from?

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

virkakoneisto (Finnish): bureaucracy, officialdom, administrative machinery

Definitions

  1. bureaucracy, officialdom, administrative machinery

Ancestry of “virkakoneisto”, step by step

virkakoneisto 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 koneisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoneistomachinery; mechanism; works
2Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
3Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →