Where does “viimeistelytyö” come from?

viimeistelytyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish viimeistely, from Finnish viimeistellä, from Finnish viimeistää, from Finnish viimeinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

viimeistelytyö (Finnish): finishing work, completion work

Definitions

  1. finishing work, completion work

Ancestry of “viimeistelytyö”, step by step

viimeistelytyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viimeistely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviimeistelyfinishing
2FinnishviimeistelläTo finish
3Finnishviimeistääto finish
4Finnishviimeinenlast, final; nth last; dying
5Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
6Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
7Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus