Where does “yliopistovirka” come from?

yliopistovirka (Finnish) comes from Finnish yliopisto, from Finnish yli-, from Finnish yli, from Proto-Finnic üli, from Hungarian -i, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

yliopistovirka (Finnish): university post a post, or an appointed position, at a university

Definitions

  1. university post a post, or an appointed position, at a university

Ancestry of “yliopistovirka”, step by step

yliopistovirka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yliopisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyliopistouniversity, college; academia
2Finnishyli-over-; super-; superior; trans-; overly,...
3Finnishyli"yli" + number: over; over; after, past
4Proto-Finnicüliover
5Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
6HungarianUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
7Albanian-ing, -ion
8Proto-West Germanic-jā
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Hungarian -iEvery word from Hungarian