Where does “miestyövuosi” come from?
miestyövuosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish työvuosi, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
miestyövuosi (Finnish): man-year
Ancestry of “miestyövuosi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | työvuosi | work year |
| 2 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |