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
- 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
| 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 yhdistys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhdistys | association |
| 2 | Finnish | yhdistää | to connect, join, combine; to unite; to conflate |
| 3 | Finnish | -istaa | -ize/-ise; Occasionally used for other purposes,... |