Where does “virkamieshallitus” come from?

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

virkamieshallitus (Finnish): A type of caretaker government in which the...

Definitions

  1. A type of caretaker government in which the...

Ancestry of “virkamieshallitus”, step by step

virkamieshallitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virkamies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkamiescivil servant, public officer, official
2Finnishvirkapost, position, office, public office; purpose,...
3Old Norsevirkja—
4Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish hallitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallitusgovernment, regime; cabinet; board, board of...
2Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →