Where does “työtupa” come from?

työtupa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tupa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

työtupa (Finnish): a type of school where children were taught crafts instead of reading or such skills

Definitions

  1. a type of school where children were taught crafts instead of reading or such skills

Ancestry of “työtupa”, step by step

työtupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupaliving room, main room; cottage, cot; room
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tupa—
3Icelandicstofaa living room; a classroom, a room
4Old Norsestofaroom, living room
5Germanstōve—
6Old Saxon*stova—
7Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →