Where does “työtapaturma” come from?

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

työtapaturma (Finnish): work accident, workplace accident, occupational...

Definitions

  1. work accident, workplace accident, occupational...

Ancestry of “työtapaturma”, step by step

työtapaturma 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 tapaturma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapaturmaaccident, particularly one resulting in injury or...
2Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
3Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature

Words derived from “työtapaturma”

Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →