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Where does “ピン” come from?

ピン (Japanese) comes from Portuguese pinta, from Portuguese pintar, from Old Portuguese pintar, from Vulgar Latin pinctare, from Latin pictāre, from Latin pingere, from Latin pingo, from Latin pango — to attach.

ピン (Japanese): an ace in cards or a "one" in dice; the first or...

Definitions

  1. an ace in cards or a "one" in dice; the first or...

Ancestry of “ピン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepintanaevus; a small spot, dot or stain; suit
2Portuguesepintarto paint
3Old Portuguesepintar—
4Vulgar Latinpinctare—
5Latinpictāre—
6Latinpingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatinpingoI decorate or embellish; I paint, tint or colour;...
8LatinpangoI fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force...
9Proto-Italicpangōto fasten, to fix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “ピン”

  • ピンぞろ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →