Where does “työapu” come from?

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

työapu (Finnish): help for work

Definitions

  1. help for work

Ancestry of “työapu”, step by step

työapu 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 apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →