Where does “huopatyö” come from?

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

huopatyö (Finnish): felting work

Definitions

  1. felting work

Ancestry of “huopatyö”, step by step

huopatyö 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 huopa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuopafelt
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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