Where does “työmaa-aita” come from?

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

työmaa-aita (Finnish): construction site fence

Definitions

  1. construction site fence

Ancestry of “työmaa-aita”, step by step

työmaa-aita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työmaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyömaaworksite
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish aita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaitafence; wall
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
3Proto-Uralic*ajtafence
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →