Where does “työväenliike” come from?
työväenliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish työväki, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työväenliike (Finnish): labor movement
Ancestry of “työväenliike”, step by step
työväenliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työväki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työväki | workforce, workers as a collective; The genitive... |
| 2 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish liike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liike | motion; movement; shop, business |
| 2 | Finnish | liikkua | to move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | likudak | move |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | likke- | — |