Where does “ċinu” come from?

ċinu (Old English) comes from Swahili kinu, from Proto-Germanic kinō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵi-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

ċinu (Old English): chink, gap, fissure

Definitions

  1. chink, gap, fissure

Ancestry of “ċinu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikinumortar
2Proto-GermanickinōA split; crack; A germ; sprout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵi-n-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “ċinu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵi-n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kinō →