Where does “messinkityö” come from?

messinkityö (Finnish) comes from Finnish messinki, from Swedish mässing, from German Messing, from Middle High German messinc, from Proto-Germanic masjinga-.

messinkityö (Finnish): brasswork work or ornamentation made of brass

Definitions

  1. brasswork work or ornamentation made of brass

Ancestry of “messinkityö”, step by step

messinkityö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish messinki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmessinkibrass
2Swedishmässingbrass
3GermanMessingbrass
4Middle High Germanmessinc—
5Proto-Germanicmasjinga-—

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Germanic masjinga- →Every word from Middle High German messinc →Every word from German Messing →