Where does “TYNA” come from?

TYNA (Middle Persian) comes from Old Norse týna, from Proto-Germanic tiunijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “TYNA”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetýna
2Proto-Germanictiunijanąto torture, torment, vex; to claim, use,...
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti