Where does “työikäinen” come from?
työikäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työikäinen (Finnish): working-age
Ancestry of “työikäinen”, step by step
työikäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish ikäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikäinen | .. old; of one's age; at the age of, aged |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |