Where does “mielenterveystyö” come from?

mielenterveystyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish mielenterveys, from Finnish terveys, from Proto-Finnic tervehüc, from Proto-Finnic terveh, from Proto-Finnic -eh — Forms nominals.

mielenterveystyö (Finnish): mental health work

Definitions

  1. mental health work

Ancestry of “mielenterveystyö”, step by step

mielenterveystyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mielenterveys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielenterveysmental health
2Finnishterveyshealth
3Proto-Finnictervehüchealth
4Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
5Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals

via Finnish työ

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