Where does “asevelityö” come from?

asevelityö (Finnish) comes from Finnish aseveli, from Finnish ase, from Proto-Finnic asek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

asevelityö (Finnish): social work for the benefit of war veterans

Definitions

  1. social work for the benefit of war veterans

Ancestry of “asevelityö”, step by step

asevelityö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aseveli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasevelibrother-in-arms
2Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
3Proto-Finnicasekweapon
4Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
5Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic asek →