Where does “satamatyömies” come from?
satamatyömies (Finnish) comes from Finnish työmies, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
satamatyömies (Finnish): (male) dockworker
Ancestry of “satamatyömies”, step by step
satamatyömies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työmies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työmies | a workman, laborer |
| 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 satama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | satama | harbour, port, haven; port authority; Agent... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | satama | harbor, haven |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |