Where does “työpaikkakiusaaja” come from?

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

työpaikkakiusaaja (Finnish): workplace bully, workplace harasser

Definitions

  1. workplace bully, workplace harasser

Ancestry of “työpaikkakiusaaja”, step by step

työpaikkakiusaaja 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 kiusaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiusaajaA bully, one who bullies
2Finnishkiusatato bully, pick on
3Proto-Finnickiusat'akto tease
4Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →