Where does “pin” come from?

pin (Romansch) comes from Latin pinus, from Proto-Indo-European poi- — sap, juice.

pin (Romansch): spruce, fir

Definitions

  1. spruce, fir

Ancestry of “pin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpinuspine tree; pinewood, or a thing made of such...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpoi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European poi- →Every word from Latin pinus →