Where does “toukotyöt” come from?

toukotyöt (Finnish) comes from Finnish touko, from Finnish toukokuu, from Finnish Kuu, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

toukotyöt (Finnish): the work of sowing or planting grain

Definitions

  1. the work of sowing or planting grain

Ancestry of “toukotyöt”, step by step

toukotyöt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish touko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoukosowing, planting; especially of grain; growing...
2FinnishtoukokuuMay
3FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
4Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
5Proto-Finnickuucisix
6Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Finnish kuusi →
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