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Where does “titlark” come from?

titlark (English) comes from English tit, from Middle English tit, from Old English tit, from Old English titt, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

titlark (English): "Anthus pratensis", the meadow pipit, a songbird

Definitions

  1. "Anthus pratensis", the meadow pipit, a songbird

Ancestry of “titlark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtitA mammary gland, teat; A woman's breast; An...
2Middle Englishtit—
3Old Englishtit—
4Old Englishtitttit, teat, breast; nipple
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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