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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantööwork
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →