Where does “paljotöinen” come from?

paljotöinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish paljo, from Proto-Finnic paljo, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

paljotöinen (Finnish): laborious, arduous, labour-intensive

Definitions

  1. laborious, arduous, labour-intensive

Ancestry of “paljotöinen”, step by step

paljotöinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paljo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaljovoluminous, much, plenty
2Proto-Finnicpaljoplenty, voluminous, a lot (of), much
3Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
4Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-