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
Ancestry of “herätystyö”, step by step
herätystyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish herätys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herätys | wake-up, awakening; revival, awakening; reveille |
| 2 | Finnish | herättää | to wake up, awake(n) |
| 3 | Finnish | herätä | to awake, to wake up, to awaken; to arise, to be... |