Where does “asiakastyö” come from?

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

asiakastyö (Finnish): client work

Definitions

  1. client work

Ancestry of “asiakastyö”, step by step

asiakastyö 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 asiakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiakascustomer, client; client
2Finnishasiaissue, matter, affair, concern, business,...
3Proto-Finnicacjamatter, case
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →