Where does “työttömyyspäiväraha” come from?
työttömyyspäiväraha (Finnish) comes from Finnish työttömyys, from Finnish työtön, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työttömyyspäiväraha (Finnish): unemployment daily allowance
Definitions
- unemployment daily allowance
Ancestry of “työttömyyspäiväraha”, step by step
työttömyyspäiväraha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työttömyys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työttömyys | unemployment, joblessness |
| 2 | Finnish | työtön | unemployed, jobless; An unemployed person |
| 3 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish päiväraha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päiväraha | per diem; daily allowance |
| 2 | Finnish | raha | money; money, cash; money, wealth |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | raha | squirrel pelt; money |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrahō | dry animal skin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |