Where does “talkootanssit” come from?

talkootanssit (Finnish) comes from Finnish talkoot — bee; Synonym of talkootyö.

talkootanssit (Finnish): dance held at the end of a bee gathering for carrying out a major task, such as harvesting or construction

Definitions

  1. dance held at the end of a bee gathering for carrying out a major task, such as harvesting or construction

Ancestry of “talkootanssit”, step by step

talkootanssit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talkoot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalkootbee; Synonym of talkootyö

via Finnish tanssit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtanssitdance social event
Every word from Finnish talkoot
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