Where does “työn” come from?

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

työn (Finnish): Genitive singular form of työ; of work, of...

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of työ; of work, of...

Ancestry of “työn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →