Where does “pint” come from?

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

pint (Middle Low German): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “pint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpintito plait; to braid
2Ottoman Turkishپنتیstingy, miserly, mean, tight-fisted, unwilling to spend, objectionably cautious with money
3Armenianփնթիslovenly, untidy
4Middle Armenianփնթիslovenly, untidy
5Old Armenian-թիAlternative form of -տի
Every word from Old Armenian -թի →Every word from Middle Armenian փնթի →Every word from Armenian փնթի →