Where does “linnanneito” come from?

linnanneito (Finnish) comes from Finnish Linna, from Proto-Finnic litna — town, city; fortification, fortress.

linnanneito (Finnish): daughter of the lord of a castle

Definitions

  1. daughter of the lord of a castle

Ancestry of “linnanneito”, step by step

linnanneito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Linna

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

via Finnish neito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneitomaiden, maid; nigella
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