Where does “peltisepäntyö” come from?

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

peltisepäntyö (Finnish): plating work

Definitions

  1. plating work

Ancestry of “peltisepäntyö”, step by step

peltisepäntyö 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 peltiseppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltiseppäplater someone who installs sheet metal
2Finnishseppäsmith, blacksmith; click beetle
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*seppä—
4Proto-Uralicśeppäskilled
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →