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Where does “𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌽” come from?

𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌽 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic armāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌽 (Gothic): to take pity, show compassion

Definitions

  1. to take pity, show compassion

Ancestry of “𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌽”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicarmānąto pity
2Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
3Proto-Germanic-ajaną—
4Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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