Where does “siitoskyvytön” come from?

siitoskyvytön (Finnish) comes from Finnish siitoskyky, from Finnish siitos, from Finnish siittää, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

siitoskyvytön (Finnish): sterile

Definitions

  1. sterile

Ancestry of “siitoskyvytön”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiitoskykyreproductive capacity of a male animal
2Finnishsiitosinsemination, breeding
3FinnishsiittääTo impregnate, inseminate, breed, conceive; To...
4Finnish-eUsed for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives
5Finnishhartiashoulder
6Serbo-Croatianhartijapaper
7Greekχαρτίpaper
8Koine Greekχαρτίονpaper, papyrus
9Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
10Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χαράσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek χάρτης
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