Where does “talkootyö” come from?

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

talkootyö (Finnish): work performed in the form of talkoot;...

Definitions

  1. work performed in the form of talkoot;...

Ancestry of “talkootyö”, step by step

talkootyö 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 talkoot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalkootbee; Synonym of talkootyö
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →