Where does “metsätyömies” come from?

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

metsätyömies (Finnish): lumberjack, logger

Definitions

  1. lumberjack, logger

Ancestry of “metsätyömies”, step by step

metsätyömies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työmies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyömiesa workman, laborer
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →