Where does “töö” come from?

töö (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.

töö (Votic): work

Definitions

  1. work

Ancestry of “töö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
2Proto-Finnictekyou
3Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →