Where does “työrukkanen” come from?

työrukkanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukkanen, from Russian рукавица, from Proto-Slavic rǫkavica, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.

työrukkanen (Finnish): work mitt; henchman, right-hand man

Definitions

  1. work mitt; henchman, right-hand man

Ancestry of “työrukkanen”, step by step

työrukkanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rukkanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrukkanenmitten, work mitt
2Russianрукавицаmitten, mitt
3Proto-Slavicrǫkavicaglove
4Proto-Slavicrǫkahand; arm
5Proto-Balto-Slavicránkāˀhand, arm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
7Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Latvian wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ →