Where does “virkavala” come from?
virkavala (Finnish) comes from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
virkavala (Finnish): oath of office
Ancestry of “virkavala”, step by step
virkavala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish vala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vala | oath; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vala | oath |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wala | song?; word? |