Where does “työkalu” come from?

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

työkalu (Finnish): tool

Definitions

  1. tool

Ancestry of “työkalu”, step by step

työkalu 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 kalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaluphysical thing, object, tool; penis

Words derived from “työkalu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →