Where does “orjatyövoima” come from?

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

orjatyövoima (Finnish): slave labor

Definitions

  1. slave labor

Ancestry of “orjatyövoima”, step by step

orjatyövoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työvoima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyövoimalabor force, labour force, labour, manpower,...
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish orja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorjaslave
2Proto-Finnicorjaslave; servant
3Proto-Finno-Permicorja—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →