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Where does “päihtyä” come from?

päihtyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish -htua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu.

päihtyä (Finnish): To get drunk, to become intoxicated

Definitions

  1. To get drunk, to become intoxicated

Ancestry of “päihtyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-htuaForms translative verbs, often emphasizing the...
2Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
3Idotuyou , thou
4Spanishtúyou; thou
5Latintuusyour
6Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
7Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
8Polishtuhere
9Polishbyćto be
10Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
11Old Polishmóc—
12Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “päihtyä”

  • päihde
  • design-päihde
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