Where does “työmaapistoke” come from?

työmaapistoke (Finnish) comes from Finnish pistoke, from Finnish pisto, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.

Ancestry of “työmaapistoke”, step by step

työmaapistoke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pistoke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistokeplug; socket
2Finnishpistosting, bite; prick, puncture, hole made by...
3Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
4Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
5Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—

via Finnish työmaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyömaaworksite
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pistädäk →Every word from Finnish pistää →