Where does “työpaikka” come from?

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

työpaikka (Finnish): A workplace; A situation; A position

Definitions

  1. A workplace; A situation; A position

Ancestry of “työpaikka”, step by step

työpaikka 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 paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “työpaikka

Every word from Proto-Uralic teEvery word from Proto-Finnic tekEvery word from Proto-Finnic töö