Where does “yrityskuva” come from?
yrityskuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish yritys, from Finnish yrittää, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
yrityskuva (Finnish): corporate image, company image
Definitions
- corporate image, company image
Ancestry of “yrityskuva”, step by step
yrityskuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yritys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yritys | company, firm, enterprise; especially a venture... |
| 2 | Finnish | yrittää | to try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor |
| 3 | Old Norse | yrkja | to work |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurkijaną | to work, to do work; to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |