Where does “kuntiri” come from?
kuntiri (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kun, from Italian con, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kuntiri (Esperanto): to draw together, pull together, to compress, to...
Definitions
- to draw together, pull together, to compress, to...
Ancestry of “kuntiri”, step by step
kuntiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kun | in the company of, with; in addition to;... |
| 2 | Italian | con | with, together; coxed |
| 3 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 4 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Esperanto tiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tiri | to drag, draw, pull |
| 2 | French | tirer | to draw, drag, pull |
| 3 | Middle French | tirer | to pull |
| 4 | Old French | tirer | to pull |
| 5 | Gothic | 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 | to tear away, remove |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | teraną | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |