Where does “pinti” come from?

pinti (Lithuanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پنتی, from Armenian փնթի, from Middle Armenian փնթի, from Old Armenian -թի — Alternative form of -տի.

pinti (Lithuanian): to plait; to braid

Definitions

  1. to plait; to braid

Ancestry of “pinti”, step by step

pinti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish پنتی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپنتیstingy, miserly, mean, tight-fisted, unwilling to spend, objectionably cautious with money
2Armenianփնթիslovenly, untidy
3Middle Armenianփնթիslovenly, untidy
4Old Armenian-թիAlternative form of -տի

via Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
2Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

via Proto-Germanic pint-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpint-protrusion; protruding point, peak, peg, pin,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

Words derived from “pinti”

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