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Where does “ljinar” come from?

ljinar (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian ljin, from Latin linarius, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

ljinar (Aromanian): worker or seller of flax

Definitions

  1. worker or seller of flax

Ancestry of “ljinar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromanianljinflax
2Latinlinariuslinen-weaver
3Latinlīnum—
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →