Etymology

tanklike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a tank (military vehicle). Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English tank
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The story

  1. Prakrit𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka)
  2. Gujaratiટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)
  3. Portuguesetanque
  4. Englishtank
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todaytanklike

From tank + -like.

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