Where does “virkasalaisuus” come from?

virkasalaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish salaisuus, from Finnish salainen, from Finnish sala, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

virkasalaisuus (Finnish): a piece of secret or confidential information pertaining to one's office or public position

Definitions

  1. a piece of secret or confidential information pertaining to one's office or public position

Ancestry of “virkasalaisuus”, step by step

virkasalaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalaisuussecret
2Finnishsalainensecret, clandestine; arcane
3FinnishsalaA secret
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
5Proto-Uralicśalaelm

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
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →
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