Where does “filigraanityö” come from?

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

filigraanityö (Finnish): filigree work

Definitions

  1. filigree work

Ancestry of “filigraanityö”, step by step

filigraanityö 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 filigraani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfiligraanifiligree
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →