Where does “metsätyö” come from?

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

metsätyö (Finnish): forestry work

Definitions

  1. forestry work

Ancestry of “metsätyö”, step by step

metsätyö 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 metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—

Words derived from “metsätyö”

Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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