Where does “virkavaltaisuus” come from?
virkavaltaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish virkavaltainen, from Finnish virkavalta, from Finnish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
virkavaltaisuus (Finnish): bureaucracy, bureaucraticness
Definitions
- bureaucracy, bureaucraticness
Ancestry of “virkavaltaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virkavaltainen | bureaucratic |
| 2 | Finnish | virkavalta | official authority; bureaucracy; the authorities,... |
| 3 | Finnish | virka | post, position, office, public office; purpose,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | virkja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |