Where does “tšinkki” come from?

tšinkki (Finnish) comes from English Chink, from Middle English chine, from Old English ċine, from Swahili kinu, from Proto-Germanic kinō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵi-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

tšinkki (Finnish): Chinese, Yellow person

Definitions

  1. Chinese, Yellow person

Ancestry of “tšinkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChinkA person of perceived Chinese ethnicity; Chinese,...
2Middle Englishchine
3Old Englishċinea crack, chine, chink
4Swahilikinumortar
5Proto-GermanickinōA split; crack; A germ; sprout
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵi-n-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-