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Where does “tiima” come from?

tiima (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish tīme, from Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European tī-, from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.

tiima (Finnish): moment; hour

Definitions

  1. moment; hour

Ancestry of “tiima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishtīme—
2Old Norsetímitime
3Proto-Germanictīmôtime
4Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut

Words derived from “tiima”

  • tiimalasi
  • tiimalasivartalo
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