Where does “linnareissu” come from?

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

linnareissu (Finnish): going to jail

Definitions

  1. going to jail

Ancestry of “linnareissu”, step by step

linnareissu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Linna

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

via Finnish reissu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishreissuA trip
2Swedishreis(u)—
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