Where does “työkimalainen” come from?

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

työkimalainen (Finnish): worker bumblebee

Definitions

  1. worker bumblebee

Ancestry of “työkimalainen”, step by step

työkimalainen 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 kimalainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkimalainenbumblebee
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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