Where does “verko” come from?

verko (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic verkko, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

verko (Karelian): net

Definitions

  1. net

Ancestry of “verko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
2Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →