Where does “työpaikkamelu” come from?

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

työpaikkamelu (Finnish): workplace noise

Definitions

  1. workplace noise

Ancestry of “työpaikkamelu”, step by step

työpaikkamelu 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 melu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmelunoise
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →