Where does “ֆիջիական” come from?

ֆիջիական (Armenian) comes from Armenian Ֆիջի, from English Fiji, from Tongan Fisi, from Proto-Polynesian *fiti, from Lithuanian pinti, from Ottoman Turkish پنتی, from Armenian փնթի, from Middle Armenian փնթի — Alternative form of -տի.

ֆիջիական (Armenian): Fijian

Definitions

  1. Fijian

Ancestry of “ֆիջիական”, step by step

ֆիջիական traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian Ֆիջի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՖիջիFijian language
2EnglishFiji—
3TonganFisito flower, bud, blossom
4Proto-Polynesian*fiti—
5Lithuanianpintito plait; to braid
6Ottoman Turkishپنتیstingy, miserly, mean, tight-fisted, unwilling to spend, objectionably cautious with money
7Armenianփնթիslovenly, untidy
8Middle Armenianփնթիslovenly, untidy
9Old Armenian-թիAlternative form of -տի

via Armenian ական

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianականsap, tunnel; mine; mortar shell
2Armenianնետելto throw, to cast
3Middle Armenianնետելto shoot an arrow; to throw
4Middle Armenianնետarrow
5Old Armenianնետarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
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