Where does “tī-” come from?
tī- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dī-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-i- — to divide, cut.
Ancestry of “tī-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | dī- | time |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂-i- | to divide, cut |