Where does “tuurityö” come from?
tuurityö (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuuri, from Swedish tur, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Ancestry of “tuurityö”, step by step
tuurityö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuuri | fortune, luck; "see also" out of luck |
| 2 | Swedish | tur | a tour; a journey through a building, estate,... |
| 3 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 4 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |