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Where does “tingata” come from?

tingata (Finnish) comes from Finnish tinki, from Old Swedish þing, from Old Norse þing, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

tingata (Finnish): Synonym of tinkiä; to stickle, to argue

Definitions

  1. Synonym of tinkiä; to stickle, to argue

Ancestry of “tingata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtinkihaggling; Synonym of urakka; Third-person...
2Old Swedishþing—
3Old Norseþingthing, a regional parliament of nearby clans,...
4Proto-Germanicþingąappointed time; date; appointment; meeting;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenkó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “tingata”

  • tinkiä
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →