Where does “irrotustyö” come from?

irrotustyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish irrotus, from Finnish irrottaa, from Finnish irrota, from Finnish irto-, from Finnish irta, from Proto-Finnic irta — loose, separate, detached.

irrotustyö (Finnish): work function

Definitions

  1. work function

Ancestry of “irrotustyö”, step by step

irrotustyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish irrotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishirrotusdetaching, freeing, loosening, unfastening, undoing
2Finnishirrottaato loosen, free, detach, unfasten, undo
3FinnishirrotaTo come off, loosen, detach, separate; Indicative...
4Finnishirto-detachable, removable, separate, loose
5Finnishirta
6Proto-Finnicirtaloose, separate, detached

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Finnic irtaEvery word from Finnish irto-Every word from Finnish irrota