Where does “surmatyö” come from?

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

surmatyö (Finnish): killing, homicide

Definitions

  1. killing, homicide

Ancestry of “surmatyö”, step by step

surmatyö 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 surma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsurmaA violent death, mainly used of humans;...
2Proto-Finnicsurmadeath
3Proto-Uralic*śurma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →