Where does “hansalinn” come from?

hansalinn (Estonian) comes from Estonian linn, from Proto-Finnic litna — town, city; fortification, fortress.

hansalinn (Estonian): Hanseatic city

Definitions

  1. Hanseatic city

Ancestry of “hansalinn”, step by step

hansalinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian linn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlinncity
2Proto-Finniclitnatown, city; fortification, fortress

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Hansa-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHansa-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic litna →Every word from Estonian linn →