Where does “purkutyömaa” come from?
purkutyömaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish työmaa, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
purkutyömaa (Finnish): demolition site
Ancestry of “purkutyömaa”, step by step
purkutyömaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työmaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työmaa | worksite |
| 2 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish purku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purku | demolition; cancellation; clear |
| 2 | Finnish | purkaa | to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | purkadak | to dismantle, to take apart |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | purka- | — |