Where does “työssäoleva” come from?

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

työssäoleva (Finnish): working that is employed

Definitions

  1. working that is employed

Ancestry of “työssäoleva”, step by step

työssäoleva 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 oleva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisholevaPresent active participle of olla; active present...
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →