Where does “työvuoro” come from?

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

työvuoro (Finnish): shift

Definitions

  1. shift

Ancestry of “työvuoro”, step by step

työvuoro 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 vuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoroturn; shift; A means of transportation that runs...
2Proto-Finnicvooroturn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work)

Words derived from “työvuoro

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