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Where does “työmaa” come from?

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

työmaa (Finnish): worksite

Definitions

  1. worksite

Ancestry of “työmaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou

Words derived from “työmaa”

  • työmaakypärä
  • purkutyömaa
  • rakennustyömaa
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