Where does “vuoroviikko” come from?

vuoroviikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikko, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

vuoroviikko (Finnish): alternate week

Definitions

  1. alternate week

Ancestry of “vuoroviikko”, step by step

vuoroviikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviikkoweek
2Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

via Finnish vuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoroturn; shift; A means of transportation that runs...
2Proto-Finnicvooroturn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wikǭ →Every word from Finnish viikko →