Where does “tëtyi” come from?

tëtyi (San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo) comes from Atong (India) tyi, from Proto-Bodo-Garo *tɯi¹, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ti(y), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ — water.

tëtyi (San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo): peanut

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “tëtyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Atong (India)tyiwater
2Proto-Bodo-Garo*tɯi¹—
3Proto-Tibeto-Burman*ti(y)—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-turʔwater
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ →Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ti(y) →Every word from Proto-Bodo-Garo *tɯi¹ →