Where does “virkavalta” come from?
virkavalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
virkavalta (Finnish): official authority; bureaucracy; the authorities,...
Definitions
- official authority; bureaucracy; the authorities,...
Ancestry of “virkavalta”, step by step
virkavalta 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 valta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
Words derived from “virkavalta”