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
Ancestry of “työvoimapalvelu”, step by step
työvoimapalvelu 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 palvelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palvelu | service |
| 2 | Finnish | palvella | to serve; Adessive singular form of palvi |
| 3 | Finnish | palvoa | to worship; to love ardently |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | palvodak | to ask for |