Where does “palkkatyöväki” come from?

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

palkkatyöväki (Finnish): wage and salaried workers (collectively)

Definitions

  1. wage and salaried workers (collectively)

Ancestry of “palkkatyöväki”, step by step

palkkatyöväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palkkatyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkatyöpaid work, paid job work for which one is paid, usually regularly
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish väki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →