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Where does “ps-tili” come from?

ps-tili (Finnish) comes from Finnish tili, from Old Saxon thili, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

ps-tili (Finnish): An account somewhat similar to the US Individual...

Definitions

  1. An account somewhat similar to the US Individual...

Ancestry of “ps-tili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiliaccount
2Old Saxonthili—
3Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
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