Where does “cin” come from?

cin (Hungarian) comes from German Zinn, from Middle High German zin, from Old High German zin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.

cin (Hungarian): tin; squeak

Definitions

  1. tin; squeak

Ancestry of “cin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZinntin
2Middle High Germanzin—
3Old High Germanzin—
4Proto-Germanictinątin
5Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—

Words derived from “cin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinom →Every word from Proto-Germanic tiną →Every word from Old High German zin →
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