Where does “piettõ” come from?

piettõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic pettädäk, from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei.

piettõ (Livonian): to lie, tell a lie or lies

Definitions

  1. to lie, tell a lie or lies

Ancestry of “piettõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpettädäkto betray
2Proto-Balticspenˀstei—
Every word from Proto-Baltic spenˀstei →Every word from Proto-Finnic pettädäk →
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