Where does “yllätystarkastus” come from?

yllätystarkastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkastus, from Finnish tarkastaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.

yllätystarkastus (Finnish): surprise inspection, unannounced inspection, random inspection

Definitions

  1. surprise inspection, unannounced inspection, random inspection

Ancestry of “yllätystarkastus”, step by step

yllätystarkastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarkastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkastusexamination, inspection, supervision, survey
2Finnishtarkastaato check, inspect
3Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
4Swedishstärkstrong
5Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
6Old Norsesterkrstrong
7Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
8Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish yllätys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyllätyssurprise; Second-person singular imperative...
2Finnishyllättääto surprise, astonish, take unawares/by surprise;...
3FinnishyltääTo reach; To be/come up to
4Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
5Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
6Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
7Proto-Finnicalalower; under
8Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg-Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic starkuz