Where does “teollisuustyöväki” come from?

teollisuustyöväki (Finnish) comes from Finnish teollisuus, from Finnish teollinen, from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

teollisuustyöväki (Finnish): industrial workers

Definitions

  1. industrial workers

Ancestry of “teollisuustyöväki”, step by step

teollisuustyöväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teollisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteollisuusindustry
2Finnishteollinenindustrial
3Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
4Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
5Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
6Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish työväki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöväkiworkforce, workers as a collective; The genitive...
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Uralic teke-Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk
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