Where does “vanhustyö” come from?

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

vanhustyö (Finnish): work with the elderly, care of the elderly

Definitions

  1. work with the elderly, care of the elderly

Ancestry of “vanhustyö”, step by step

vanhustyö 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 vanhus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanhusold person
2Finnishvanhaold
3Proto-Finnicvanhaold
4Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—

Words derived from “vanhustyö”

Every word from Proto-Uralic te →
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