Where does “sinkitys” come from?
sinkitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish sinkitä, from Finnish sinkki, from Swedish zink, from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts — to eat.
sinkitys (Finnish): galvanizing
Definitions
- galvanizing
Ancestry of “sinkitys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sinkitä | To galvanise/galvanize |
| 2 | Finnish | sinkki | zinc; cornett |
| 3 | Swedish | zink | zinc |
| 4 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 5 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 6 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |