Where does “työkiire” come from?

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

työkiire (Finnish): something work-related that occupies one's time

Definitions

  1. something work-related that occupies one's time

Ancestry of “työkiire”, step by step

työkiire 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 kiire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiirehurry, haste; rush; something that causes one to...
2Proto-Finnickiirehhurry, haste
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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