Where does “työnvälitys” come from?
työnvälitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish välitys, from Finnish välittää, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
työnvälitys (Finnish): (state-owned, state-run) employment service, labor intermediation service
Definitions
- (state-owned, state-run) employment service, labor intermediation service
Ancestry of “työnvälitys”, step by step
työnvälitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish välitys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | välitys | transmission; mediation; intercession |
| 2 | Finnish | välittää | to transmit, convey, forward, pass on; to supply,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
Words derived from “työnvälitys”