Where does “фыдджын” come from?

фыдджын (Ossetian) comes from Ossetian фыд, from Proto-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

фыдджын (Ossetian): meat pie

Definitions

  1. meat pie

Ancestry of “фыдджын”, step by step

фыдджын traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ossetian фыд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ossetianфыдmeat; millstone; father
2Proto-IranianpHtā́father
3Proto-Indo-IranianpHtā́father
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Adyghe джын

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheджынto spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pHtā́ →