Where does “wiskijaną” come from?

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

wiskijaną (Proto-Germanic): to sweep; to sweep away, to clean; to erase

Definitions

  1. to sweep; to sweep away, to clean; to erase

Ancestry of “wiskijaną”, 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 “wiskijaną”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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