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Where does “faihijaną” come from?

faihijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

faihijaną (Proto-Germanic): to color, paint

Definitions

  1. to color, paint

Ancestry of “faihijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “faihijaną”

  • feahen
  • fægan
  • fǣġan
  • ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ
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