Where does “puutyökalu” come from?

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

puutyökalu (Finnish): woodworking tool

Definitions

  1. woodworking tool

Ancestry of “puutyökalu”, step by step

puutyökalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työkalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyökalutool
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →