Where does “aputyö” come from?

aputyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.

aputyö (Finnish): assistance work work done in assisting someone else in an undertaking

Definitions

  1. assistance work work done in assisting someone else in an undertaking

Ancestry of “aputyö”, step by step

aputyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työ

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

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →