Where does “rakennustyö” come from?

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

rakennustyö (Finnish): construction, construction work

Definitions

  1. construction, construction work

Ancestry of “rakennustyö”, step by step

rakennustyö 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 rakennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakennusbuilding; building, construction
2Finnishrakentaato build, construct
3Proto-Finnicrakentadak—
4Proto-Finno-Ugricrakkɜ-to make, prepare, build
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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