Where does “työjuhta” come from?

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

työjuhta (Finnish): beast of burden, working animal; workhorse

Definitions

  1. beast of burden, working animal; workhorse

Ancestry of “työjuhta”, step by step

työjuhta 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 juhta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhtabeast of burden
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →