Where does “pääurakoitsija” come from?
pääurakoitsija (Finnish) comes from Finnish urakoitsija, from Finnish urakoida, from Finnish urakka, from Russian уро́к, from Old East Slavic урокъ, from Proto-Slavic urokъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъ, from Proto-Indo-European -om.
pääurakoitsija (Finnish): general contractor, prime contractor, main...
Definitions
- general contractor, prime contractor, main...
Ancestry of “pääurakoitsija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | urakoitsija | contractor, independent contractor |
| 2 | Finnish | urakoida | to labour/labor, work; to do contract work |
| 3 | Finnish | urakka | contract; arduous work; piece work |
| 4 | Russian | уро́к | sickness caused by the evil eye, hex {{i|archaic... |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | урокъ | agreement, condition |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | urokъ | verbal agreement, contract; evil eye, curse,... |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -ъ | *poteťi → *potokъ; *teťi → *tokъ; *gňiti →... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -o- | — |