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Where does “tina” come from?

tina (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic tina, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.

tina (Finnish): tin; pewter

Definitions

  1. tin; pewter

Ancestry of “tina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictinatin
2Proto-Germanictinątin
3Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—

Words derived from “tina”

  • tinasotamies
  • uudenvuodentina
  • tinamalmi
  • tinaseppä
  • lehtitina
  • tinattu
  • tinata
  • tinakannu
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