Where does “työhakemisto” come from?
työhakemisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish hakemisto, from Finnish hakeminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
työhakemisto (Finnish): working directory
Definitions
- working directory
Ancestry of “työhakemisto”, step by step
työhakemisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hakemisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hakemisto | directory; index; map, associative array |
| 2 | Finnish | hakeminen | — |
| 3 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |