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Where does “faitaz” come from?

faitaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

faitaz (Proto-Germanic): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “faitaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “faitaz”

  • fat
  • fatty
  • vat
  • fattening
  • fatten
  • nonfat
  • butterfat
  • fathead
  • phat
  • fatback
  • fatly
  • fibrofatty
  • fattish
  • milkfat
  • overfat
  • fatling
  • marrowfat
  • bodyfat
  • backfat
  • antifat
  • fatlike
  • fattiness
  • fatheaded
  • fatless
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