Where does “virkamies” come from?

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

virkamies (Finnish): civil servant, public officer, official

Definitions

  1. civil servant, public officer, official

Ancestry of “virkamies”, step by step

virkamies 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 mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—

Words derived from “virkamies”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →