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Where does “con tin” come from?

con tin (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese còn, from French alcool, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

con tin (Vietnamese): hostage

Definitions

  1. hostage

Ancestry of “con tin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecònto remain; to be left; to still have or exist; to...
2Frenchalcoolalcohol, especially domestic, medical, methylated...
3Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
4Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
5Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
7Akkadianguḫlum—
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