Where does “Fijianness” come from?
Fijianness (English) comes from English Fijian, 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.
Fijianness (English): The quality of being Fijian
Definitions
- The quality of being Fijian
Ancestry of “Fijianness”, step by step
Fijianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fijian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fijian | A person from Fiji or of Fijian descent;... |
| 2 | English | Fiji | — |
| 3 | Tongan | Fisi | to flower, bud, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | *fiti | — |
| 5 | Lithuanian | pinti | to plait; to braid |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | پنتی | stingy, miserly, mean, tight-fisted, unwilling to spend, objectionably cautious with money |
| 7 | Armenian | փնթի | slovenly, untidy |
| 8 | Middle Armenian | փնթի | slovenly, untidy |
| 9 | Old Armenian | -թի | Alternative form of -տի |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |