Where does “huumetyö” come from?

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

huumetyö (Finnish): work done to prevent drug use

Definitions

  1. work done to prevent drug use

Ancestry of “huumetyö”, step by step

huumetyö 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 huume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuumedrug, narcotic
2Finnishhuumatato stun, daze; to drug, dope, intoxicate, turn...
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →