Where does “linnake” come from?

linnake (Finnish) comes from Finnish ke, from Finnish kerä, from Finnish keralla, from Finnish kerralla — Adessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

linnake (Finnish): stronghold, fortress, citadel

Definitions

  1. stronghold, fortress, citadel

Ancestry of “linnake”, step by step

linnake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
2Finnishkeräball
3Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
4FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

via Finnish Linna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLinnacastle large fortified residential building
2Proto-Finniclitnatown, city; fortification, fortress

Words derived from “linnake

Every word from Finnish kerralla
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