Where does “cint” come from?

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

cint (Hungarian): accusative singular of cin

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of cin

Ancestry of “cint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancintin; squeak
2GermanZinntin
3Middle High Germanzin—
4Old High Germanzin—
5Proto-Germanictinątin
6Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dinom →Every word from Proto-Germanic tiną →Every word from Old High German zin →
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