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Where does “csintalan” come from?

csintalan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csín, from Proto-Slavic činъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

csintalan (Hungarian): naughty, mischievous; naughty, risqué, cheeky

Definitions

  1. naughty, mischievous; naughty, risqué, cheeky

Ancestry of “csintalan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsínorder, orderliness, neatness; manner , trick,...
2Proto-Slavicčinъdignity
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
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