Where does “tusinatyö” come from?

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

tusinatyö (Finnish): below average, shoddy or boring work or its result

Definitions

  1. below average, shoddy or boring work or its result

Ancestry of “tusinatyö”, step by step

tusinatyö 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 tusina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtusinadozen
2SwedishdussinA dozen
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →