Where does “tunkal” come from?
tunkal (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic dunkalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ- — to smoke, fume.
tunkal (Old High German): dark
Ancestry of “tunkal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | dunkalaz | dark |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰengʷ- | to smoke, fume |
Words derived from “tunkal”