Where does “rakennustyömaa” come from?

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

rakennustyömaa (Finnish): construction site

Definitions

  1. construction site

Ancestry of “rakennustyömaa”, step by step

rakennustyömaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työmaa

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

via Finnish rakennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakennusbuilding; building, construction
2Finnishrakentaato build, construct
3Proto-Finnicrakentadak
4Proto-Finno-Ugricrakkɜ-to make, prepare, build

Words derived from “rakennustyömaa

Every word from Proto-Uralic teEvery word from Proto-Finnic tekEvery word from Proto-Finnic töö
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