Where does “työkuri” come from?
työkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työkuri (Finnish): labor discipline, work discipline
Definitions
- labor discipline, work discipline
Ancestry of “työkuri”, step by step
työkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish kuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuri | discipline; Short for kuritushuone; canyon |
| 2 | Finnish | kuru | gorge, gulch, ravine, flume; canyon; kuru |
| 3 | English | kuru | A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कुरु | Name of a people of India and of their country;... |