Where does “taontatyö” come from?

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

taontatyö (Finnish): forged work, something produced by forging metal

Definitions

  1. forged work, something produced by forging metal

Ancestry of “taontatyö”, step by step

taontatyö 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 taonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaontaforging; hammering, beating
2Finnish-ntäFront vowel variant of -nta; API
3Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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