Where does “työriita” come from?

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

työriita (Finnish): labor dispute

Definitions

  1. labor dispute

Ancestry of “työriita”, step by step

työriita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish riita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriitaquarrel
2Proto-Finnicriitaquarrel
3Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

Words derived from “työriita”

Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →