Where does “työntouhu” come from?

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

työntouhu (Finnish): work

Definitions

  1. work

Ancestry of “työntouhu”, step by step

työntouhu 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 touhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtouhubustle, hustle, fuss
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →