Where does “тётенька” come from?

тётенька (Russian) comes from Russian тётя, from Old East Slavic тета, from Proto-Slavic teta — aunt.

тётенька (Russian): auntie

Definitions

  1. auntie

Ancestry of “тётенька”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтётяaunt; woman, lady; auntie
2Old East Slavicтета—
3Proto-Slavictetaaunt
Every word from Proto-Slavic teta →Every word from Old East Slavic тета →Every word from Russian тётя →
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