Where does “maitotinki” come from?
maitotinki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tinki, from Old Swedish þing, from Old Norse þing, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
maitotinki (Finnish): an agreement between a producer and a customer to ship and purchase milk
Definitions
- an agreement between a producer and a customer to ship and purchase milk
Ancestry of “maitotinki”, step by step
maitotinki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tinki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tinki | haggling; Synonym of urakka; Third-person... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þing | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þing | thing, a regional parliament of nearby clans,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þingą | appointed time; date; appointment; meeting;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkó- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |