Where does “työvoima” come from?

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

työvoima (Finnish): labor force, labour force, labour, manpower,...

Definitions

  1. labor force, labour force, labour, manpower,...

Ancestry of “työvoima”, step by step

työvoima 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 voima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
2Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
3Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4Proto-Uralic-ma

Words derived from “työvoima

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