Where does “ihmissuhdetyö” come from?

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

ihmissuhdetyö (Finnish): interpersonal work, human relations work

Definitions

  1. interpersonal work, human relations work

Ancestry of “ihmissuhdetyö”, step by step

ihmissuhdetyö 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 ihmissuhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihmissuhderelationship
2Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
3Finnishinhiminen—
4Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →