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Where does “tiunijaną” come from?

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

tiunijaną (Proto-Germanic): to torture, torment, vex; to claim, use,...

Definitions

  1. to torture, torment, vex; to claim, use,...

Ancestry of “tiunijaną”, 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 “tiunijaną”

  • tenen
  • tēonian
  • ontynan
  • betynan
  • tȳnan
  • untynan
  • tsjoene
  • tsjoen
  • tsjoenderij
  • tsjoender
  • tsjoenster
  • tiōna
  • tiūna
  • tiuna
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