Where does “työmaapäällikkö” come from?
työmaapäällikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish työmaa, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työmaapäällikkö (Finnish): (construction) site manager, site foreman, construction foreman
Definitions
- (construction) site manager, site foreman, construction foreman
Ancestry of “työmaapäällikkö”, step by step
työmaapäällikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työmaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työmaa | worksite |
| 2 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish päällikkö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päällikkö | chief; head; leader |
| 2 | Finnish | -ikko | Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive) |