Where does “*fiti” come from?
*fiti (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Lithuanian pinti, from Ottoman Turkish پنتی, from Armenian փնթի, from Middle Armenian փնթի, from Old Armenian -թի — Alternative form of -տի.
Ancestry of “*fiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | pinti | to plait , to braid; to twine, to plait; to put |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پنتی | — |
| 3 | Armenian | փնթի | — |
| 4 | Middle Armenian | փնթի | — |
| 5 | Old Armenian | -թի | Alternative form of -տի |