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Where does “pintel” come from?

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

pintel (Old English): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “pintel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpintito plait , to braid; to twine, to plait; to put
2Ottoman Turkishپنتی—
3Armenianփնթի—
4Middle Armenianփնթի—
5Old Armenian-թիAlternative form of -տի

Words derived from “pintel”

  • pintle
  • pintil
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