Where does “maansiirtotyö” come from?

maansiirtotyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish maansiirto, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

maansiirtotyö (Finnish): earthmoving work

Definitions

  1. earthmoving work

Ancestry of “maansiirtotyö”, step by step

maansiirtotyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maansiirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaansiirtoearthmoving, earth moving
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish työ

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