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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
1Cebuanoutin—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qutin—
3Proto-Austronesian*qutin—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qutin →