Where does “pahkatyö” come from?

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

pahkatyö (Finnish): a wooden object handcrafted from a burr or gnarl

Definitions

  1. a wooden object handcrafted from a burr or gnarl

Ancestry of “pahkatyö”, step by step

pahkatyö 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 pahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpahkaburl US, bur, burr, gnarl tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner
2Proto-Finnicpahkaburl, burr, gnarl
3Proto-Uralicpakša—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →