Where does “harjoitustyö” come from?

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

harjoitustyö (Finnish): practice work, exercise work

Definitions

  1. practice work, exercise work

Ancestry of “harjoitustyö”, step by step

harjoitustyö 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 harjoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjoitusexercise, practice; rehearsal; drill
2Finnishharjoittaato practice
3Finnish-oittaaVariant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...
Every word from Proto-Uralic te