Where does “työnäky” come from?

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

työnäky (Finnish): work vision especially in a religious context

Definitions

  1. work vision especially in a religious context

Ancestry of “työnäky”, step by step

työnäky 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 näky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäkyvision; an impressive physical sight
2Finnishnähdäto see; to see, meet; to regard, have an outlook...
3Proto-Finnicnäktäkto see
4Proto-Uralicnäke-to see
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →