Where does “punontatyö” come from?

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

punontatyö (Finnish): any work woven of materials like rope, wicker (wickerwork), bast (bastwork), roots, etc

Definitions

  1. any work woven of materials like rope, wicker (wickerwork), bast (bastwork), roots, etc

Ancestry of “punontatyö”, step by step

punontatyö 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 punonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunontaplaiting
2Finnishpunoato intertwine, twine, weave
3Proto-Finnicpunodakto twine, to weave
4Proto-Uralicpuna-spin
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →