Where does “putkityö” come from?
putkityö (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
putkityö (Finnish): plumbing work, plumbery
Ancestry of “putkityö”, step by step
putkityö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish putki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | putki | tube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pucki | plant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pučke | hollow plant stalk |