Where does “sauvabakteeri” come from?

sauvabakteeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish bakteeri, from New Latin bactērium, from Ancient Greek βακτήριον, from Ancient Greek βακτηρία, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

sauvabakteeri (Finnish): rod-shaped bacterium, bacillus

Definitions

  1. rod-shaped bacterium, bacillus

Ancestry of “sauvabakteeri”, step by step

sauvabakteeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish bakteeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbakteeribacterium
2New Latinbactērium—
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

via Finnish sauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsauvawand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell
2Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτηρία →Every word from Ancient Greek βακτήριον →