Where does “virkasyyte” come from?
virkasyyte (Finnish) comes from Finnish syyte, from Finnish syyttää, from Finnish syy, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.
virkasyyte (Finnish): impeachment charge of misconduct made against a public official
Definitions
- impeachment charge of misconduct made against a public official
Ancestry of “virkasyyte”, step by step
virkasyyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syyte | Accusation, charge, indictment |
| 2 | Finnish | syyttää | to blame, blame (something) on, accuse |
| 3 | Finnish | syy | fibre; filament; grain |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | süü | thread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | śuwe | mouth |
via Finnish virka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virka | post, position, office, public office; purpose,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | virkja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |