Where does “seksityö” come from?
seksityö (Finnish) comes from Finnish seksi, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
seksityö (Finnish): sex work
Ancestry of “seksityö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seksi | sex; sexuality |
| 2 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |