Where does “urakoitsija” come from?
urakoitsija (Finnish) comes from Finnish urakoida, from Finnish urakka, from Russian уро́к, from Old East Slavic урокъ, from Proto-Slavic urokъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъ, from Proto-Indo-European -om, from Proto-Indo-European -o-.
urakoitsija (Finnish): contractor, independent contractor
Definitions
- contractor, independent contractor
Ancestry of “urakoitsija”, step by step
urakoitsija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish urakoida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | urakoida | to labour/labor, work; to do contract work |
| 2 | Finnish | urakka | contract; arduous work; piece work |
| 3 | Russian | уро́к | sickness caused by the evil eye, hex {{i|archaic... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | урокъ | agreement, condition |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | urokъ | verbal agreement, contract; evil eye, curse,... |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ъ | *poteťi → *potokъ; *teťi → *tokъ; *gňiti →... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -om | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -o- | — |