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Where does “pirutin” come from?

pirutin (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog -in, from Tagalog aghimo, from Tagalog agham, from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

pirutin (Tagalog): to twirl; to pinch and twist with fingers

Definitions

  1. to twirl; to pinch and twist with fingers

Ancestry of “pirutin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalog-inVerb suffix; Adjective-forming suffix: prone to,...
2Tagalogaghimotechnique
3Tagalogaghamscience
4Sanskritआगमsomething handed down through tradition; theory,...
5Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
6Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
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