Where does “kaksivuorotyö” come from?

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

kaksivuorotyö (Finnish): two-shift work, work split into two shifts

Definitions

  1. two-shift work, work split into two shifts

Ancestry of “kaksivuorotyö”, step by step

kaksivuorotyö traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta

via Finnish vuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoroturn; shift; A means of transportation that runs...
2Proto-Finnicvooroturn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work)
Every word from Proto-Uralic te