Where does “tyttöbakteeri” come from?

tyttöbakteeri (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...

tyttöbakteeri (Finnish): cootie, girl germ imaginary germ that the girls are supposed to have, used as a pretence to avoid their company or just to make a fuss about nothing

Definitions

  1. cootie, girl germ imaginary germ that the girls are supposed to have, used as a pretence to avoid their company or just to make a fuss about nothing

Ancestry of “tyttöbakteeri”, step by step

tyttöbakteeri 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 bakteeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbakteeribacterium
2New Latinbactērium—
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic duktḗ →