Where does “jalokivityö” come from?
jalokivityö (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
jalokivityö (Finnish): jewellery work, article of jewellery
Definitions
- jewellery work, article of jewellery
Ancestry of “jalokivityö”, step by step
jalokivityö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish jalokivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalokivi | A gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone |
| 2 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 3 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |