Etymology Explorer
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Where does “virkja” come from?
virkja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
Ancestry of “virkja”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
wirkijaną
to make, produce; to effect, make happen
2
Proto-Indo-European
werǵ-
to make
Words derived from “virkja”
virka
virke
virkja
virka
virkning
virksom
virka
påvirke
virkavala
virkamies
virasto
virkaanasettajaiset
virassaoloaika
professorinvirka
virkapuku
virallinen
virkakausi
medvirke
virkatie
virkakieli
opettajanvirka
presidentinvirka
virkaveli
viranhaltija
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