Where does “työnimike” come from?

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

työnimike (Finnish): job title

Definitions

  1. job title

Ancestry of “työnimike”, step by step

työnimike 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 nimike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnimikelabel, title, tag, designation, heading; A term...
2Finnishniminame
3Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →