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Where does “turbijaną” come from?

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

turbijaną (Proto-Germanic): to extract peat; to cover with peat

Definitions

  1. to extract peat; to cover with peat

Ancestry of “turbijaną”, 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 “turbijaną”

  • torfian
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