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Where does “tetilla” come from?

tetilla (Spanish) comes from Spanish teta, from Old French tete, from Frankish titta, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

tetilla (Spanish): Diminutive of teta; small breast; nipple

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of teta; small breast; nipple

Ancestry of “tetilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtetabreast; nipple
2Old Frenchtetenipple; teat
3Frankishtitta—
4Proto-Germanictitt-teat; nipple; breast
5Proto-Indo-Europeantata-father; parent; nipple
6Sanskritतथाin that manner
7Sanskritयथाin which manner or way, according as, as, like
8Proto-Indo-IranianHyátʰaHin which way, as, in which manner
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
10Proto-Finnicwiša—
11Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “tetilla”

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