Where does “teesi” come from?
teesi (Finnish) comes from Estonian Tereese, from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek θήρᾱ, from Ancient Greek θηράω, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.
teesi (Finnish): thesis; second-person singular possessive of tee
Definitions
- thesis; second-person singular possessive of tee
Ancestry of “teesi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | Tereese | — |
| 2 | Latin | Thēra | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θήρᾱ | animal, wild beast |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θηράω | to hunt |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
Words derived from “teesi”