Where does “sekatyömies” come from?

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

sekatyömies (Finnish): handyman, odd-job laborer, unskilled laborer

Definitions

  1. handyman, odd-job laborer, unskilled laborer

Ancestry of “sekatyömies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyömiesa workman, laborer
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →