Where does “kaislatyö” come from?

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

kaislatyö (Finnish): rushwork

Definitions

  1. rushwork

Ancestry of “kaislatyö”, step by step

kaislatyö 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 kaisla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaislarush, bulrush, club-rush
2Proto-Finnickaisla—
3Proto-Germanicgaisilazstaff, whip
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →