Where does “työvoimavaltainen” come from?

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

työvoimavaltainen (Finnish): labour-intensive

Definitions

  1. labour-intensive

Ancestry of “työvoimavaltainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyövoimalabor force, labour force, labour, manpower,...
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →
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