Where does “tietyö” come from?

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

tietyö (Finnish): roadworks/roadwork

Definitions

  1. roadworks/roadwork

Ancestry of “tietyö”, step by step

tietyö 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 tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

Words derived from “tietyö”

Every word from Proto-Uralic te →