Where does “ottotyttö” come from?
ottotyttö (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...
ottotyttö (Finnish): An adopted daughter
Ancestry of “ottotyttö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tyttö | girl; Synonym of tytär |
| 2 | Finnish | tytär | daughter |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tüt'är | daughter |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | duktḗ | daughter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |