Where does “sinkki” come from?

sinkki (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

sinkki (Finnish): zinc; cornett

Definitions

  1. zinc; cornett

Ancestry of “sinkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishzinkzinc
2Germanzinksingular imperative of zinken; first-person...
3Middle High Germanzinketine, prong
4Old High Germanzinko—
5Proto-Germanictindaztooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “sinkki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tindaz →
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