Where does “virkistystauko” come from?

virkistystauko (Finnish) comes from Finnish virkistys, from Finnish virkistää, from Finnish virkeä, from Proto-Finnic virkedä — alert, brisk.

virkistystauko (Finnish): recreational break

Definitions

  1. recreational break

Ancestry of “virkistystauko”, step by step

virkistystauko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virkistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkistysrecreation; relaxation
2FinnishvirkistääTo refresh; To reinvigorate
3Finnishvirkeäalert, fresh
4Proto-Finnicvirkedäalert, brisk

via Finnish tauko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaukobreak, pause; rest; caesura
2Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Finnic virkedä →Every word from Finnish virkeä →Every word from Finnish virkistää →