Where does “työvoimapalvelu” come from?

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

työvoimapalvelu (Finnish): employment service

Definitions

  1. employment service

Ancestry of “työvoimapalvelu”, step by step

työvoimapalvelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työvoima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyövoimalabor force, labour force, labour, manpower,...
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish palvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for
Every word from Proto-Uralic teEvery word from Proto-Finnic tekEvery word from Proto-Finnic töö