Where does “työväenmuseo” come from?
työväenmuseo (Finnish) comes from Finnish työväki, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työväenmuseo (Finnish): workers' museum, labor museum
Definitions
- workers' museum, labor museum
Ancestry of “työväenmuseo”, step by step
työväenmuseo 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 museo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | museo | museum |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |