Where does “hirmutyö” come from?

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

hirmutyö (Finnish): an atrocity, an enormity

Definitions

  1. an atrocity, an enormity

Ancestry of “hirmutyö”, step by step

hirmutyö 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 hirmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirmumonster; fright; very, really, extremely; usually...
2Proto-Finnichirmufright, terror, fear
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →