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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

Definitions

  1. to work

Ancestry of “töötama”, step by step

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