Where does “vuorotyö” come from?
vuorotyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.
vuorotyö (Finnish): shift work, shiftwork
Ancestry of “vuorotyö”, step by step
vuorotyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |
via Finnish vuoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuoro | turn; shift; A means of transportation that runs... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vooro | turn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work) |
Words derived from “vuorotyö”