Where does “työtaakka” come from?

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

työtaakka (Finnish): workload

Definitions

  1. workload

Ancestry of “työtaakka”, step by step

työtaakka 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 taakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaakkaburden; pack
2Proto-Finnic*takka(hay) load, burden
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →