Where does “hukkatyö” come from?

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

hukkatyö (Finnish): wasted work

Definitions

  1. wasted work

Ancestry of “hukkatyö”, step by step

hukkatyö 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 hukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhukkawaste, loss; often used as head of compound...
2Proto-Finnichukkaloss; ruin, destruction
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →