Where does “työtauko” come from?
työtauko (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työtauko (Finnish): break at work, work break
Definitions
- break at work, work break
Ancestry of “työtauko”, step by step
työtauko 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 tauko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tauko | break, pause; rest; caesura |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | taugō | cord, string, rope |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |