Where does “työminä” come from?

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

työminä (Finnish): the person one becomes at work, as opposed to how one carries oneself outside of work, such as at home; "work you"

Definitions

  1. the person one becomes at work, as opposed to how one carries oneself outside of work, such as at home; "work you"

Ancestry of “työminä”, step by step

työminä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työ

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

via Finnish minä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishminäI; ego; self
2Proto-FinnicminäI, me
3Uralic*minä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →