Where does “bakteriya” come from?

bakteriya (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian бакте́рия, from Latin bacteria, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bakteriya (Crimean Tatar): bacterium

Definitions

bacterium

Ancestry of “bakteriya”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	бакте́рия	bacterium
2	Latin	bacteria	nominative plural of bactērium; accusative plural...
3	Ancient Greek	βακτήριον	Synonym of βακτηρία
4	Ancient Greek	βακτηρία	rod, staff, cane; baton
5	Proto-Indo-European	baḱ-	club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρία →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον →