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Where does “siglijaną” come from?

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

siglijaną (Proto-Germanic): to sail

Definitions

  1. to sail

Ancestry of “siglijaną”, 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 “siglijaną”

  • cingle
  • cingler
  • cinglage
  • seilailla
  • seilata
  • segla
  • segelbar
  • tornseglare
  • seglare
  • storseil
  • seiling
  • seilfly
  • seil
  • seiler
  • seilskip
  • seile
  • seilbåt
  • segle
  • sigle
  • sigla
  • segle
  • segl
  • sigler
  • sejler
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