Where does “työkuntoinen” come from?

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

työkuntoinen (Finnish): fit to work, fit for work, in a condition where one can work

Definitions

  1. fit to work, fit for work, in a condition where one can work

Ancestry of “työkuntoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyökuntofitness for work, being medically fit to/for work
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →