Where does “työsarka” come from?

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

työsarka (Finnish): work to do, work to be done

Definitions

  1. work to do, work to be done

Ancestry of “työsarka”, step by step

työsarka 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 sarka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarkapatch, strip; frieze; field, area, branch
2Proto-Finnicsarkapatch (of land)
3Proto-Uralicsarkabranch?
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →