Where does “ihmistyö” come from?

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

ihmistyö (Finnish): human labor

Definitions

  1. human labor

Ancestry of “ihmistyö”, step by step

ihmistyö 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 ihminen

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