Where does “työpaikkahakemus” come from?
työpaikkahakemus (Finnish) comes from Finnish työpaikka, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työpaikkahakemus (Finnish): job application
Ancestry of “työpaikkahakemus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työpaikka | A workplace; A situation; A position |
| 2 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |