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Where does “bistis” come from?

bistis (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷist- — twig, finger.

bistis (Proto-Celtic): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “bistis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷist-twig, finger

Words derived from “bistis”

  • bijou
  • bijouterie
  • bijou problemette
  • bijouterie
  • bijoutier
  • bijou
  • bijou
  • byou
  • bijuterie
  • bys
  • bijoutchi
  • Bijoutier
  • bijut
  • bijutel
  • bijutül
  • bizoù
  • biz
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