Where does “tintahal” come from?
tintahal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tinta, from Latin tincta, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tintahal (Hungarian): squid
Ancestry of “tintahal”, step by step
tintahal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tinta | ink; booze |
| 2 | Latin | tincta | nominative feminine singular of tīnctus;... |
| 3 | Latin | tingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via Hungarian hál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | hál | to sleep |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | kale- | to die |
Words derived from “tintahal”