Where does “kirvesmiehentyö” come from?

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

kirvesmiehentyö (Finnish): carpentry

Definitions

  1. carpentry

Ancestry of “kirvesmiehentyö”, step by step

kirvesmiehentyö 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 kirvesmies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvesmiescarpenter
2Finnishmiesman; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →