Where does “istumatyö” come from?

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

istumatyö (Finnish): sedentary work

Definitions

  1. sedentary work

Ancestry of “istumatyö”, step by step

istumatyö 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 istua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishistuato sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to...
2Proto-Finnicistudaksit
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →