From Gujarati tānkh artificial lake, but influenced also by Portuguese tanque, from estanque pond, from estancar to dam up,
1610s, "pool or lake for irrigation or drinking water," a word originally brought by the Portuguese from India, ultimately from Gujarati tankh "cistern, underground reservoir for water," Marathi tanken, or tanka "reservoir of water, tank." Perhaps from Skt. tadaga-m "pond, lake pool," and reinforced
Boxing slang gave us "take a dive" which lead to Tank, Tanking, i.e. to dive into the pool, or "Tank" as it was called.
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1610s, "pool or lake for irrigation or drinking water," a word originally brought by the Portuguese from India, ultimately from Gujarati tankh "cistern, underground reservoir for water," Marathi tanken, or tanka "reservoir of water, tank." Perhaps from Skt. tadaga-m "pond, lake pool," and reinforced
Boxing slang gave us "take a dive" which lead to Tank, Tanking, i.e. to dive into the pool, or "Tank" as it was called.
This usage is unrelated to all your armored vehicle avatars. Please adjust them accordingly!
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