Where does “työmyyrä” come from?
työmyyrä (Finnish) comes from Swedish arbetsmyra, from Swedish arbete, from Swedish -s-, from Swedish -för, from Old Swedish for, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
työmyyrä (Finnish): hard worker, workhorse
Definitions
- hard worker, workhorse
Ancestry of “työmyyrä”, step by step
työmyyrä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish arbetsmyra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | arbetsmyra | a worker ant |
| 2 | Swedish | arbete | work, job; work; effort expended on a particular... |
| 3 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 4 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 5 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |