Where does “työvire” come from?

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

työvire (Finnish): fitness for work, condition to work usually of a mental condition, state of mind, as opposed to physical health

Definitions

  1. fitness for work, condition to work usually of a mental condition, state of mind, as opposed to physical health

Ancestry of “työvire”, step by step

työvire 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 vire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvireA light breeze or the small, disappearing waves...
2Finnishvireäactive, animate
3Proto-Finnicviredä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →