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Where does “-yeti” come from?

-yeti (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-yeti (Proto-Indo-European): Creates intransitive, often deponent,...

Definitions

  1. Creates intransitive, often deponent,...

Ancestry of “-yeti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
2Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-yeti”

  • here
  • end
  • went
  • better
  • whole
  • making
  • times
  • believe
  • friend
  • working
  • leave
  • longer
  • ask
  • gone
  • seem
  • building
  • physical
  • met
  • meet
  • lead
  • lay
  • deal
  • wish
  • hair
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