The story
- Latvian · derived fromPorziņģis
- English todayTingus Pingus
Originally applying to the basketball player, formed as a rhyming nickname from Latvian Porziņģis by Michael Rapaport to denigrate Porziņģis being drafted by the New York Knicks. Later transferred to the hockey player due to the similarity of Tinus to Tingus.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.