Where does “heterotsygoottinen” come from?

heterotsygoottinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tsygootti, from Ancient Greek ζυγωτός, from Ancient Greek ζυγόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

heterotsygoottinen (Finnish): heterozygous

Definitions

  1. heterozygous

Ancestry of “heterotsygoottinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtsygoottizygote
2Ancient Greekζυγωτόςyoked
3Ancient Greekζυγόωto yoke, join together
4Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
5Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -όω
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