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
- accusative singular of cin
Ancestry of “cint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | cin | tin; squeak |
| 2 | German | Zinn | tin |
| 3 | Middle High German | zin | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zin | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tiną | tin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dinom | — |