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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpintito plait; to braid
2Ottoman Turkishپنتیstingy, miserly, mean, tight-fisted, unwilling to spend, objectionably cautious with money
3Armenianփնթիslovenly, untidy
4Middle Armenianփնթիslovenly, untidy
5Old Armenian-թիAlternative form of -տի

Words derived from “*fiti”

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