Where does “konetyökalu” come from?

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

konetyökalu (Finnish): machine tool

Definitions

  1. machine tool

Ancestry of “konetyökalu”, step by step

konetyökalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työkalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyökalutool
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Uralic teEvery word from Proto-Finnic tekEvery word from Proto-Finnic töö