Where does “työväki” come from?

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

työväki (Finnish): workforce, workers as a collective; The genitive...

Definitions

  1. workforce, workers as a collective; The genitive...

Ancestry of “työväki”, step by step

työväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish väki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkipeople, crowd; power, strength, force
2Icelandicvakihormone
3Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
4Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

Words derived from “työväki

Every word from Proto-Uralic teEvery word from Proto-Finnic tekEvery word from Proto-Finnic töö