Where does “työstöpenkki” come from?

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

työstöpenkki (Finnish): workbench

Definitions

  1. workbench

Ancestry of “työstöpenkki”, step by step

työstöpenkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöstötooling; machining
2Finnishtyöstääto machine, work, tool
3Finnishtyöwork; job; you
4Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
5Proto-Finnictekyou
6Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish penkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpenkkibench; plant bed
2Old Swedishbænkerbench
3Old Norsebenkr—
4Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →