Where does “pronssityö” come from?

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

pronssityö (Finnish): bronzeworking; piece of bronze work, bronze item,...

Definitions

  1. bronzeworking; piece of bronze work, bronze item,...

Ancestry of “pronssityö”, step by step

pronssityö 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 pronssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpronssibronze; third place, third position; "short for"...
2Swedishbronsbronze; a bronze sculpture; a bronze medal
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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