Where does “työinto” come from?

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

työinto (Finnish): passion for work

Definitions

  1. passion for work

Ancestry of “työinto”, step by step

työinto 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 Into

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIntoeagerness, enthusiasm
2Proto-Germanicinþōn-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →