Where does “hissityttö” come from?

hissityttö (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyttö, from Finnish tytär, from Proto-Finnic tüt'är, from Proto-Balto-Slavic duktḗ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

hissityttö (Finnish): lift girl, (female) elevator operator

Definitions

  1. lift girl, (female) elevator operator

Ancestry of “hissityttö”, step by step

hissityttö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyttö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyttögirl; Synonym of tytär
2Finnishtytärdaughter
3Proto-Finnictüt'ärdaughter
4Proto-Balto-Slavicduktḗdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

via Finnish hissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhissielevator, lift; elevator as metaphor for mental...
2Swedishhisselevator, lift
3Swedishhissato hoist; to throw someone in the air; to praise...
4Dutchhijsento pull up, hoist
5Middle Dutchhisen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →