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Where does “Titte” come from?

Titte (Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Titte (Low German): nipple; breast

Definitions

  1. nipple; breast

Ancestry of “Titte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictitt-teat; nipple; breast
2Proto-Indo-Europeantata-father; parent; nipple
3Sanskritतथाin that manner
4Sanskritयथाin which manner or way, according as, as, like
5Proto-Indo-IranianHyátʰaHin which way, as, in which manner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “Titte”

  • Titte
  • tiet
  • tet
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