Where does “keikkatyö” come from?

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

keikkatyö (Finnish): gig work

Definitions

  1. gig work

Ancestry of “keikkatyö”, step by step

keikkatyö 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 keikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeikkagig; job, task; heist
2FinnishkeikkuaTo rock
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →