Where does “тьотя” come from?

тьотя (Ukrainian) comes from Russian тё́тя, from Proto-Slavic teta — aunt.

тьотя (Ukrainian): aunt (family member or older woman)

Definitions

  1. aunt (family member or older woman)

Ancestry of “тьотя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтё́тяaunt
2Proto-Slavictetaaunt
Every word from Proto-Slavic tetaEvery word from Russian тё́тя