Where does “työkykyinen” come from?
työkykyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish työkyky, from Finnish kyky, from Finnish kyetä, from Finnish -etä, from Proto-Finnic -t'ak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
työkykyinen (Finnish): able-bodied
Definitions
- able-bodied
Ancestry of “työkykyinen”, step by step
työkykyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työkyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työkyky | work capacity, capacity to work, ability to work |
| 2 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 3 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 4 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |