Where does “sisustustyö” come from?

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

sisustustyö (Finnish): interior work, interior decoration work

Definitions

  1. interior work, interior decoration work

Ancestry of “sisustustyö”, step by step

sisustustyö 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 sisustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisustusinterior decoration, decoration; interior,...
2FinnishsisustaaTo furnish, decorate
3Finnishsisusinterior
4Finnishsisäthe inside of something
Every word from Proto-Uralic teEvery word from Proto-Finnic tekEvery word from Proto-Finnic töö