Where does “työntekopaikka” come from?

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

työntekopaikka (Finnish): place of work

Definitions

  1. place of work

Ancestry of “työntekopaikka”, step by step

työntekopaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työnteko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöntekoworking
2Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
3Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
4Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
5Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →