Where does “palkkatyövoima” come from?

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

palkkatyövoima (Finnish): paid labor, wage labor labor sustained by regularly paid money, e.g. wages or salary

Definitions

  1. paid labor, wage labor labor sustained by regularly paid money, e.g. wages or salary

Ancestry of “palkkatyövoima”, step by step

palkkatyövoima 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 palkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalkkapay, salary, wage; compensation, remuneration
2Proto-Finnicpalkkapay, salary, reward
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →