Where does “tinkiä” come from?
tinkiä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tingata, 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,...
tinkiä (Finnish): to bargain, haggle
Definitions
- to bargain, haggle
Ancestry of “tinkiä”, step by step
tinkiä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tingata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tingata | Synonym of tinkiä; to stickle, to argue |
| 2 | Finnish | tinki | haggling; Synonym of urakka; Third-person... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | þing | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | þing | thing, a regional parliament of nearby clans,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þingą | appointed time; date; appointment; meeting;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkó- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |