Where does “kirjontatyö” come from?

kirjontatyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjonta, from Finnish kirjoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

kirjontatyö (Finnish): embroidery

Definitions

  1. embroidery

Ancestry of “kirjontatyö”, step by step

kirjontatyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjontaembroidery
2FinnishkirjoaTo embroider
3Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
4Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w-—

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →