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Where does “Tetilla” come from?

Tetilla (English) comes from Spanish tetilla, from Spanish teta, from Old French tete, from Frankish titta, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Tetilla (English): (A cone of} a cow's-milk cheese, made in Galicia,...

Definitions

  1. (A cone of} a cow's-milk cheese, made in Galicia,...

Ancestry of “Tetilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishtetillaDiminutive of teta; small breast; nipple
2Spanishtetabreast; nipple
3Old Frenchtetenipple; teat
4Frankishtitta—
5Proto-Germanictitt-teat; nipple; breast
6Proto-Indo-Europeantata-father; parent; nipple
7Sanskritतथाin that manner
8Sanskritयथाin which manner or way, according as, as, like
9Proto-Indo-IranianHyátʰaHin which way, as, in which manner
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
11Proto-Finnicwiša—
12Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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