The story
- Tamil · derived fromதுத்தநாகம்“raw zinc”
- Portuguese · derived fromtutenaga
- French · derived fromtoutenague
- English todaytutenag
From French toutenague, from Portuguese tutenaga, tutanaga, from Tamil துத்தநாகம் (tuttanākam, “raw zinc”). Doublet of tutty.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.