Where does “siirtotyöväki” come from?
siirtotyöväki (Finnish) comes from Finnish työväki, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
siirtotyöväki (Finnish): migrant workers or laborers collectively
Definitions
- migrant workers or laborers collectively
Ancestry of “siirtotyöväki”, step by step
siirtotyöväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työväki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työväki | workforce, workers as a collective; The genitive... |
| 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 siirto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siirto | move, shift, transport; transfer |
| 2 | Finnish | siirtää | to move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | siirtädäk | to move, to transfer |