Where does “työpaikkarakkaus” come from?

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

työpaikkarakkaus (Finnish): workplace love, workplace romance

Definitions

  1. workplace love, workplace romance

Ancestry of “työpaikkarakkaus”, step by step

työpaikkarakkaus 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 rakkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkauslove, affection
2Finnishrakasdear, beloved, cherished; eager, willing, greedy;...
3Proto-Finnicrak'asgreedy
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →