Where does “yhteistyö” come from?

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

yhteistyö (Finnish): cooperation; liaison

Definitions

  1. cooperation; liaison

Ancestry of “yhteistyö”, step by step

yhteistyö 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 yhteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhteinenshared, joint, common; collaborative,...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “yhteistyö

Every word from Proto-Uralic teEvery word from Proto-Finnic tekEvery word from Proto-Finnic töö