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
- a nickname for Christine, Tina, etc; a nickname...
Ancestry of “Tintin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | utin | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qutin | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *qutin | — |