Where does “herätystyö” come from?

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

herätystyö (Finnish): awakening work

Definitions

  1. awakening work

Ancestry of “herätystyö”, step by step

herätystyö 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 herätys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherätyswake-up, awakening; revival, awakening; reveille
2Finnishherättääto wake up, awake(n)
3Finnishherätäto awake, to wake up, to awaken; to arise, to be...
Every word from Proto-Uralic teEvery word from Proto-Finnic tekEvery word from Proto-Finnic töö