Where does “työ” come from?

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

työ (Finnish): work; job; you

Definitions

  1. work; job; you

Ancestry of “työ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
2Proto-Finnictekyou
3Proto-Uralicteyou

Words derived from “työ”

Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →