Where does “sanakirjatyö” come from?

sanakirjatyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish sanakirja, from Swedish ordbok, from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

sanakirjatyö (Finnish): lexicography

Definitions

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Ancestry of “sanakirjatyö”, step by step

sanakirjatyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sanakirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsanakirjadictionary
2Swedishordboka dictionary
3Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
4Old Swedishorþword
5Old Norseorðword
6Proto-Germanicwurdąword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-
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