Where does “työnjälki” come from?

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

työnjälki (Finnish): craftsmanship, the results of one's work

Definitions

  1. craftsmanship, the results of one's work

Ancestry of “työnjälki”, step by step

työnjälki 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 jälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
2Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →