Where does “Tintin” come from?

Tintin (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano utin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutin, from Proto-Austronesian *qutin.

Tintin (Cebuano): a nickname for Christine, Tina, etc; a nickname...

Definitions

  1. a nickname for Christine, Tina, etc; a nickname...

Ancestry of “Tintin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoutinpenis
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qutinpenis
3Proto-Austronesian*qutin
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qutinEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutinEvery word from Cebuano utin
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