Where does “tifi” come from?

tifi (Aukan) comes from Sranan Tongo tifi, from English teeth, from Middle English teth, from Old English tēþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

tifi (Aukan): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “tifi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongotifitooth
2Englishteethplural of tooth; API pl; The ability to be...
3Middle Englishtethplural of tothe
4Old Englishtēþ—
5Proto-Germanictanþiz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntes—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntes →