Where does “työvoimakeskus” come from?
työvoimakeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish työvoima, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
työvoimakeskus (Finnish): job center, employment center
Definitions
- job center, employment center
Ancestry of “työvoimakeskus”, step by step
työvoimakeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työvoima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työvoima | labor force, labour force, labour, manpower,... |
| 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 keskus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keskus | centre/center |
| 2 | Finnish | Keski- | middle, central; average, mid-, medium |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keski | middle, center |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | keske | — |