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Where does “hind teat” come from?

hind teat (English) comes from English teat, from Old French tete, from Frankish titta, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

hind teat (English): Alternative spelling of hind tit

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of hind tit

Ancestry of “hind teat”, step by step

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