Where does “työolot” come from?

työolot (Finnish) comes from Finnish olot, from Finnish olo, from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

työolot (Finnish): working conditions

Definitions

  1. working conditions

Ancestry of “työolot”, step by step

työolot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisholotNominative plural form of olo; conditions,...
2Finnisholobeing, the action of the verb olla; feeling,...
3Finnishollato be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;...
4Proto-Finnicoldakto be
5Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic wole- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oldak →Every word from Finnish olla →