Where does “yrityskauppa” come from?

yrityskauppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish yritys, from Finnish yrittää, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

yrityskauppa (Finnish): A transaction, usually an acquisition or a...

Definitions

  1. A transaction, usually an acquisition or a...

Ancestry of “yrityskauppa”, step by step

yrityskauppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yritys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrityscompany, firm, enterprise; especially a venture...
2Finnishyrittääto try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor
3Old Norseyrkjato work
4Proto-Germanicwurkijanąto work, to do work; to make
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish kauppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
2Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
3LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
4Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną →Every word from Old Norse yrkja →