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Where does “tettes” come from?

tettes (French) comes from Old French tete, from Frankish titta, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

tettes (French): plural of tette

Definitions

  1. plural of tette

Ancestry of “tettes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtetenipple; teat
2Frankishtitta—
3Proto-Germanictitt-teat; nipple; breast
4Proto-Indo-Europeantata-father; parent; nipple
5Sanskritतथाin that manner
6Sanskritयथाin which manner or way, according as, as, like
7Proto-Indo-IranianHyátʰaHin which way, as, in which manner
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
9Proto-Finnicwiša—
10Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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