Where does “tyttökirjallisuus” come from?
tyttökirjallisuus (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...
tyttökirjallisuus (Finnish): literature for girls
Definitions
- literature for girls
Ancestry of “tyttökirjallisuus”, step by step
tyttökirjallisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tyttö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
via Finnish kirjallisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjallisuus | literature |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjallinen | written; literary |
| 3 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |