Where does “tööriist” come from?

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

tööriist (Estonian): tool; appliance

Definitions

  1. tool; appliance

Ancestry of “tööriist”, step by step

tööriist 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 riist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianriistdevice, instrument; penis, cock

Words derived from “tööriist”

Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →