Where does “maarakennustyö” come from?

maarakennustyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish maarakennus, from Finnish rakennus, from Finnish rakentaa, from Proto-Finnic rakentadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric rakkɜ- — to make, prepare, build.

maarakennustyö (Finnish): earthworks work, civil engineering work

Definitions

  1. earthworks work, civil engineering work

Ancestry of “maarakennustyö”, step by step

maarakennustyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maarakennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmaarakennusAlternative form of maanrakennus
2Finnishrakennusbuilding; building, construction
3Finnishrakentaato build, construct
4Proto-Finnicrakentadak—
5Proto-Finno-Ugricrakkɜ-to make, prepare, build

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric rakkɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic rakentadak →Every word from Finnish rakentaa →