Where does “tinaus” come from?

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

tinaus (Finnish): tinning, tin-plating

Definitions

  1. tinning, tin-plating

Ancestry of “tinaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtinatato tin; to tin-plate; to solder with tin
2Finnishtinatin; pewter
3Proto-Finnictinatin
4Proto-Germanictinątin
5Proto-Indo-Europeandinom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinom
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