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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

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