Where does “silpputyö” come from?

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

silpputyö (Finnish): odd job

Definitions

  1. odd job

Ancestry of “silpputyö”, step by step

silpputyö 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 silppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilppuchaff; roughage
2Finnishsilpoato dismember, mutilate, maim
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →