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Where does “giitit” come from?

giitit (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kijttētēk, from Proto-Finnic kiittädäk, from Proto-Baltic geyd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

giitit (Northern Sami): to thank

Definitions

  1. to thank

Ancestry of “giitit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickijttētēkto thank
2Proto-Finnickiittädäkto thank
3Proto-Balticgeyd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
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