Where does “työväenyhdistys” come from?

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

työväenyhdistys (Finnish): A workers' association founded by and working for...

Definitions

  1. A workers' association founded by and working for...

Ancestry of “työväenyhdistys”, step by step

työväenyhdistys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työväki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöväkiworkforce, workers as a collective; The genitive...
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish yhdistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhdistysassociation
2Finnishyhdistääto connect, join, combine; to unite; to conflate
3Finnish-istaa-ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,...
Every word from Proto-Uralic teEvery word from Proto-Finnic tekEvery word from Proto-Finnic töö