Where does “bakalaureusetöö” come from?

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

bakalaureusetöö (Estonian): bachelor's thesis

Definitions

  1. bachelor's thesis

Ancestry of “bakalaureusetöö”, step by step

bakalaureusetöö 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 bakalaureus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianbakalaureusbachelor the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree
Every word from Proto-Uralic te