Where does “virkavapaus” come from?

virkavapaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vapaus, from Finnish vapaa, from Finnish vapada, from Old East Slavic свободь, from Proto-Slavic svoboda, from Proto-Slavic -oda.

virkavapaus (Finnish): leave of absence (from a public office)

Definitions

  1. leave of absence (from a public office)

Ancestry of “virkavapaus”, step by step

virkavapaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vapaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvapausfreedom
2Finnishvapaafree; free, off; spare, free
3Finnishvapada—
4Old East Slavicсвободьfree
5Proto-Slavicsvobodafreedom
6Proto-Slavic-oda—

via Finnish virka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkapost, position, office, public office; purpose,...
2Old Norsevirkja—
3Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Slavic -oda →Every word from Proto-Slavic svoboda →Every word from Old East Slavic свободь →