Where does “liina” come from?
liina (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic liina, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.
liina (Finnish): cloth; line; linen
Ancestry of “liina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | liina | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |
Words derived from “liina”