Where does “muokkaustyö” come from?
muokkaustyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
muokkaustyö (Finnish): earthmoving work
Ancestry of “muokkaustyö”, step by step
muokkaustyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish muokkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muokkaus | working shaping, forming, improving material |
| 2 | Finnish | muokata | to work; to edit; to modify |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mǫka | torment, torture; flour |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mánkāˀ | — |