Where does “vammaistyö” come from?

vammaistyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vammainen, from Finnish vamma, from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

vammaistyö (Finnish): working with the disabled, work in disability services

Definitions

  1. working with the disabled, work in disability services

Ancestry of “vammaistyö”, step by step

vammaistyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vammainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammainendisabled, handicapped; disabled person,...
2Finnishvammahandicap; injury
3Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wammaz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ →