Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “telakkatyöntekijä” come from? telakkatyöntekijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish työntekijä, from Finnish tekijä, from Proto-Finnic tekejä, from Estonian tegema, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
telakkatyöntekijä (Finnish): dockworker, shipyard worker
Definitions dockworker, shipyard worker Ancestry of “telakkatyöntekijä”, step by step telakkatyöntekijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työntekijä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish työntekijä An employee 2 Finnish tekijä author, auteur; maker; doer 3 Proto-Finnic tekejä doer, maker 4 Estonian tegema to do 5 Proto-Finnic tektäk to do; to make 6 Proto-Uralic teke- to do; to put, to place 7 Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- to do, put, place
via Finnish telakka Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish telakka shipyard; dockyard; docking station, dock 2 Finnish -kkä Front vowel variant of -kka 3 Finnish -inen -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... 4 Finnish -uus Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality 5 Proto-Finnic -uc -ness, -hood