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Where does “tjá” come from?

tjá (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse tjá, from Proto-Germanic tīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

tjá (Icelandic): to voice, utter, express; to express one’s...

Definitions

  1. to voice, utter, express; to express one’s...

Ancestry of “tjá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetjá—
2Proto-Germanictīhanąto show, point out; to blame, accuse
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
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