Where does “cín” come from?
cín (Slovak) comes from German Zinn, from Middle High German zin, from Old High German zin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.
cín (Slovak): tin
Ancestry of “cín”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Zinn | tin |
| 2 | Middle High German | zin | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zin | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tiną | tin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dinom | — |