Etymology Explorer โ€บ Gothic

Where does โ€œ๐„๐Œฐ๐Œน๐Œบ๐Œฝ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€ come from?

๐„๐Œฐ๐Œน๐Œบ๐Œฝ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic taiknijanฤ…, from Proto-Germanic -janฤ…, from Proto-Indo-European -yรฉti, from Proto-Indo-European yรฉ-, from Chichewa iye โ€” he, she.

Ancestry of โ€œ๐„๐Œฐ๐Œน๐Œบ๐Œฝ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictaiknijanฤ…to show, point
2Proto-Germanic-janฤ…Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yรฉtiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyรฉ-โ€”
5Chichewaiyehe, she
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