Where does “konnantyö” come from?

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

konnantyö (Finnish): villainy, rascality

Definitions

  1. villainy, rascality

Ancestry of “konnantyö”, step by step

konnantyö 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 konna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonnatoad; crook
2Proto-Finnickonnafrog
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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