Where does “हिँकिं” come from?

हिँकिं (Newari) comes from Newar किं — fastener.

Ancestry of “हिँकिं”, step by step

हिँकिं traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Newar किं

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Newarकिंfastener

via Newar हिँ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Newarहिँ
Every word from Newar किं