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Where does β€œπŒ°π†πŒ·π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

πŒ°π†πŒ·π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic πŒ·π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic hrainijanΔ…, from Proto-Germanic -janΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European -yΓ©ti, from Proto-Indo-European yΓ©-, from Chichewa iye β€” he, she.

πŒ°π†πŒ·π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to wipe off, to clean off

Definitions

  1. to wipe off, to clean off

Ancestry of β€œπŒ°π†πŒ·π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒ·π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½to cleanse, purify
2Proto-GermanichrainijanΔ…to make clean, cleanse
3Proto-Germanic-janΔ…Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yΓ©tiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanyΓ©-β€”
6Chichewaiyehe, she
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