Where does “tilkkutyö” come from?

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

tilkkutyö (Finnish): patchwork

Definitions

  1. patchwork

Ancestry of “tilkkutyö”, step by step

tilkkutyö 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 tilkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtilkkuA piece of textile; patch, clout, swatch
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →