Where does “peti” come from?
peti (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch put, from Middle Dutch put, from Old Dutch putti, from Proto-West Germanic puti, from Latin puteus, from Latin -al.
peti (Sranan Tongo): well
Ancestry of “peti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | put | pit, well; drain |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | put | pit |
| 3 | Old Dutch | putti | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | puti | well |
| 5 | Latin | puteus | pit, dungeon; well; cistern |
| 6 | Latin | -al | — |