Where does “virkata” come from?

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

virkata (Finnish): to crochet

Definitions

  1. to crochet

Ancestry of “virkata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvirkato crochet
2Old Norsevirkja—
3Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “virkata”

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