Where does “työpaikkahenki” come from?

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

työpaikkahenki (Finnish): spirit in the workplace

Definitions

  1. spirit in the workplace

Ancestry of “työpaikkahenki”, step by step

työpaikkahenki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työpaikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtyöpaikkaA workplace; A situation; A position
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →