Where does “ti finn” come from?

ti finn (Mauritian Creole) comes from Mauritian Creole finn, from French finir, from Middle French finir, from Old French finir, from Latin fīniō, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

Ancestry of “ti finn”, step by step

ti finn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mauritian Creole finn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mauritian Creolefinn
2Frenchfinirto finish, end, complete
3Middle Frenchfinirto finish; to end
4Old FrenchfinirAlternative form of finer
5Latinfīniōto finish, terminate
6Latinfīnisend
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

via Mauritian Creole ti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mauritian Creoletismall
2Frenchétésummer; past participle of être; past participle...
3Old Frenchestésummer; past participle of ester; past participle...
4Latinaestāssummer
5Proto-Italicaissātssummer (season)
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éydʰteh₂ts—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →