[ṭʰīk], adj.; adv. right, correct, proper, good, appropriate; exactly, well.
[◀MIA ∙∙∙ ◀OIA *ṭhīkka- ‘firm, right’ < (probably) <*ṭhiakka- <sthitá- ‘standing, settled’ ŚBr. <√sthā ‘stand’ ◀PIE *stā- : stǝ- ‘to stand’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. stand, stool, stem, stead ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. stage, stance, stay, station, status ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0366; (Turner, 1966) 5503; (MW, 1899) 1262; (Pokorny, 1959) 1004; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.764
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