Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “tehdastyöväki” come from? tehdastyöväki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tehdas, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
tehdastyöväki (Finnish): factory workers collectively
Definitions factory workers collectively Ancestry of “tehdastyöväki”, step by step tehdastyöväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tehdas Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish tehdas factory; mill 2 Finnish tehdä to do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to... 3 Proto-Finnic tektäk to do; to make 4 Proto-Uralic teke- to do; to put, to place 5 Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- to do, put, place
via Finnish työväki Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish työväki workforce, workers as a collective; The genitive... 2 Finnish työ work; job; you 3 Proto-Finnic töö Alternative form of *tek; work, labour 4 Proto-Finnic tek you 5 Proto-Uralic te you