Where does “ֆիջիացի” come from?
ֆիջիացի (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.
ֆիջիացի (Armenian): Fijian
Ancestry of “ֆիջիացի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | Ֆիջի | — |
| 2 | English | Fiji | — |
| 3 | Tongan | Fisi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | *fiti | — |
| 5 | Lithuanian | pinti | to plait , to braid; to twine, to plait; to put |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | پنتی | — |
| 7 | Armenian | փնթի | — |
| 8 | Middle Armenian | փնթի | — |
| 9 | Old Armenian | -թի | Alternative form of -տի |