Where does “teos” come from?
teos (Finnish) comes from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
teos (Finnish): work; oeuvre, opus
Definitions
- work; oeuvre, opus
Ancestry of “teos”, step by step
teos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tehdä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tehdä | to do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Ancient Greek τέως
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τέως | meanwhile; in the meantime |