Where does “parannustyö” come from?
parannustyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish parannus, from Finnish parantaa, from Finnish para, from Swedish bära, from Old Swedish bara, from Old Norse bára, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.
parannustyö (Finnish): improvement work, upgrading work
Definitions
- improvement work, upgrading work
Ancestry of “parannustyö”, step by step
parannustyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish parannus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | parannus | improvement, enchantment, betterment; repentance;... |
| 2 | Finnish | parantaa | to improve, better; to heal, cure |
| 3 | Finnish | para | A being created to bring milk or butter to its... |
| 4 | Swedish | bära | to carry; to lift and transport anywhere else; to... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | bara | to bare, make bare |
| 6 | Old Norse | bára | wave, billow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |