Where does “ristipistotyö” come from?

ristipistotyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish ristipisto, from Finnish Risti, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ristipistotyö (Finnish): cross-stitch

Definitions

  1. cross-stitch

Ancestry of “ristipistotyö”, step by step

ristipistotyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ristipisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishristipistocross-stitch
2FinnishRisticross
3Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →