Where does “niinityö” come from?

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

niinityö (Finnish): bastwork an object made, often by hand, of bast

Definitions

  1. bastwork an object made, often by hand, of bast

Ancestry of “niinityö”, step by step

niinityö 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 niini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniinibast; Short for niinipuu
2Proto-Finnicniinibast
3Proto-Finno-Permicńijne—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →