Where does “öötöö” come from?

öötöö (Estonian) comes from Estonian töö, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.

öötöö (Estonian): night work

Definitions

  1. night work

Ancestry of “öötöö”, step by step

öötöö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian töö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantööwork
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou

via Estonian öö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianöönight; The name of the Latin-script letter Ö
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →