Where does “halpatyö” come from?

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

halpatyö (Finnish): low-paid job, low-wage job

Definitions

  1. low-paid job, low-wage job

Ancestry of “halpatyö”, step by step

halpatyö 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 halpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalpacheap
2Proto-Finnichalpacheap; bad
3Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →