Where does “etäistyö” come from?

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

Ancestry of “etäistyö”, step by step

etäistyö 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 etäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetäinenremote, distant, far
2Finnishetä-distant, remote, long-distance, far-off
3Proto-Finnicetäfar, distant
4Proto-Finno-Permicečkä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →
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