Where does “tinakivi” come from?

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

tinakivi (Finnish): cassiterite

Definitions

  1. cassiterite

Ancestry of “tinakivi”, step by step

tinakivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtinatin; pewter
2Proto-Finnictinatin
3Proto-Germanictinątin
4Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinom →Every word from Proto-Germanic tiną →Every word from Proto-Finnic tina →
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