Where does “puhdetyö” come from?

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

puhdetyö (Finnish): work done during twilight hours

Definitions

  1. work done during twilight hours

Ancestry of “puhdetyö”, step by step

puhdetyö 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 puhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhdetwilight
2Proto-Finnicpuktekdawn
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpukta-to shoo
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →