Where does “työturma” come from?

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

työturma (Finnish): work accident, workplace accident especially one with casualties

Definitions

  1. work accident, workplace accident especially one with casualties

Ancestry of “työturma”, step by step

työturma 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 turma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturmaaccident, especially one with casualties
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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