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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictīhanąto show, point out; to blame, accuse
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “tjá”

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