Where does “työpaja” come from?
työpaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish paja, from Proto-Finnic paja, from Proto-Germanic pago-, from Proto-Celtic ago-, from Yoruba a-.
työpaja (Finnish): workshop
Ancestry of “työpaja”, step by step
työpaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paja | smithy, forge; workshop; workplace |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paja | smithy, forge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pago- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ago- | — |
| 5 | Yoruba | a- | — |
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |