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Where does “tiktâ” come from?

tiktâ (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Celtic tēgeti, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

Ancestry of “tiktâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictēgetito go, to step
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

Words derived from “tiktâ”

  • ymdaith
  • taith
  • cydymaith
  • teithio
  • cydymdeithas
  • cymdeithas
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