Where does “tyttökaveri” come from?

tyttökaveri (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...

tyttökaveri (Finnish): girlfriend

Definitions

  1. girlfriend

Ancestry of “tyttökaveri”, step by step

tyttökaveri 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 kaveri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaveripal, friend, buddy, mate; dude, bloke
2Yiddishחבֿרfriend, buddy, comrade; boyfriend; comrade
3Hebrewחָבֵרmale friend, comrade; friend; {{l|en|comrade}}
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic duktḗ →
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