Where does “rikkurityövoima” come from?
rikkurityövoima (Finnish) comes from Finnish työvoima, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
rikkurityövoima (Finnish): workforce of strikebreakers
Definitions
- workforce of strikebreakers
Ancestry of “rikkurityövoima”, step by step
rikkurityövoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työvoima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työvoima | labor force, labour force, labour, manpower,... |
| 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 rikkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rikkuri | strikebreaker; scab, blackleg |
| 2 | Finnish | rikkoa | to break; to violate, breach; to offend, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rikkodak | to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage |