Where does “työyhteisö” come from?
työyhteisö (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhteisö, from Finnish -isö, from Vietnamese số, from French sœur, from Middle French soeur, from Old French suer, from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic swezōr — blood.
työyhteisö (Finnish): colleagues, workplace, at work
Definitions
- colleagues, workplace, at work
Ancestry of “työyhteisö”, step by step
työyhteisö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yhteisö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhteisö | community; corporation, organization |
| 2 | Finnish | -isö | Forms collective nouns describing groups of people |
| 3 | Vietnamese | số | number; size; amount; count |
| 4 | French | sœur | sister; nun |
| 5 | Middle French | soeur | sister |
| 6 | Old French | suer | nominative singular of seror; to dry |
| 7 | Latin | soror | sister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | swezōr | sister |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |