Where does “seurakuntatyö” come from?

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

seurakuntatyö (Finnish): parish work, parochial work

Definitions

  1. parish work, parochial work

Ancestry of “seurakuntatyö”, step by step

seurakuntatyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish seurakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishseurakuntaA parish; A congregation, parish; Any group of...
2Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
3Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta
Every word from Proto-Uralic teEvery word from Proto-Finnic tekEvery word from Proto-Finnic töö