Where does “työnteko” come from?

työnteko (Finnish) comes from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

työnteko (Finnish): working

Definitions

  1. working

Ancestry of “työnteko”, step by step

työnteko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
2Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish työ

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

Words derived from “työnteko

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Uralic teke-Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk