Where does “töötama” come from?
töötama (Estonian) comes from Estonian töö, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
töötama (Estonian): to work
Ancestry of “töötama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | töö | work |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |