Where does “periodityö” come from?

periodityö (Finnish) comes from Finnish periodi, from Medieval Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.

periodityö (Finnish): work in periods

Definitions

  1. work in periods

Ancestry of “periodityö”, step by step

periodityö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish periodi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperiodiperiod of time
2Medieval Latinperiodusa complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...
3Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
4Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
5Proto-Hellenic*hodós—

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hodós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὁδός →Every word from Ancient Greek περίοδος →
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