Where does “työsulku” come from?
työsulku (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työsulku (Finnish): lockout
Ancestry of “työsulku”, step by step
työsulku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish sulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sulku | bracket; blockade; lock |
| 2 | Finnish | sulkea | to close, shut; to turn off, to switch off |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sülkedäk | to spit |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śulke- | — |