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Where does “tjá” come from?
tjá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic tīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
Ancestry of “tjá”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
tīhaną
to show, point out; to blame, accuse
2
Proto-Indo-European
deyḱ-
to point out
Words derived from “tjá”
te
tjá
te
tja
iste
teske
tepotte
tebrev
the
tii
kattemad
tepose
tjákn
tekanne
urtete
tekjele
telys
tefat
iste
tepose
teskei
tjáning
tsk
tiitorfik
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →
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