Where does “tyttöystävä” come from?
tyttöystävä (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...
tyttöystävä (Finnish): girlfriend
Definitions
- girlfriend
Ancestry of “tyttöystävä”, step by step
tyttöystävä 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 ystävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ystävä | friend |