Where does “Tija” come from?

Tija (Latvian) comes from Latvian Doroteja, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “Tija”, step by step

Tija traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian Doroteja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianDorotejaDorothy
2Ancient GreekΔωροθέα—
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Proto-Finnic tühjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictühjäempty
2Proto-Balto-Slavictuskjasempty
3Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
4Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

via French tige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtigestem; sapling; shank
2Old Frenchtige—
3Latintibiathe large shin bone, tibia; leg; a pipe, flute

Words derived from “Tija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dṓron →