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Where does “työnjako” come from?

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

työnjako (Finnish): division of labour; division of work

Definitions

  1. division of labour; division of work

Ancestry of “työnjako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
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