Where does “työnvälitystoimisto” come from?
työnvälitystoimisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish toimisto, from Finnish Toimi, from Finnish toimi, from Proto-Finnic toimi, from Proto-Finnic toodak, from Proto-Uralic toxe-, from Hungarian -ik — Specifies "which" one of a specific set of...
työnvälitystoimisto (Finnish): employment agency
Definitions
- employment agency
Ancestry of “työnvälitystoimisto”, step by step
työnvälitystoimisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish toimisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toimisto | office |
| 2 | Finnish | Toimi | chore, task, job, duty |
| 3 | Finnish | toimi | chore, task, job, duty; activities, business,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | toimi | work, task, chore |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | toodak | to bring |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | toxe- | to bring, give |
| 7 | Hungarian | -ik | Specifies "which" one of a specific set of... |
via Finnish työnvälitys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työnvälitys | (state-owned, state-run) employment service, labor intermediation service |
| 2 | Finnish | välitys | transmission; mediation; intercession |
| 3 | Finnish | välittää | to transmit, convey, forward, pass on; to supply,... |
| 4 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |