Where does “turkistyö” come from?
turkistyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
turkistyö (Finnish): fur work
Ancestry of “turkistyö”, step by step
turkistyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish turkis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turkis | fur |
| 2 | Finnish | Turkki | Turkish |
| 3 | Swedish | durk | ship's floor |
| 4 | English | dork | A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept... |