Where does “ततैया” come from?

ततैया (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तिक्त, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tiǵtós — sharp.

ततैया (Hindi): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “ततैया”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतिक्तbitter; pungent
2Proto-Indo-European(s)tiǵtóssharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tiǵtós →Every word from Sanskrit तिक्त →