Where does “tin” come from?

tin (Hupa) comes from Proto-Athabaskan *təŋʸ-eˑ — trail.

tin (Hupa): trail, road

Definitions

  1. trail, road

Ancestry of “tin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskan*təŋʸ-eˑtrail
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *təŋʸ-eˑ
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