Where does “tinga” come from?

tinga (Old Tupi) comes from Old Tupi ting, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tiŋ — white.

tinga (Old Tupi): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “tinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupitingwhite
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*tiŋwhite

Words derived from “tinga”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tiŋ →Every word from Old Tupi ting →
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