Where does “vuokratyö” come from?

vuokratyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuokra, from Proto-Germanic wōkraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

vuokratyö (Finnish): temporary agency work

Definitions

  1. temporary agency work

Ancestry of “vuokratyö”, step by step

vuokratyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuokra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuokralease; rent
2Proto-Germanicwōkrazgain; increase; yield; offspring; interest; usury
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou

Words derived from “vuokratyö”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →