Where does “lintsaaja” come from?

lintsaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintsata, from Finnish lintsi, from Finnish linja, from Old Swedish linia, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lintsaaja (Finnish): truant: one who skips or bunks does not go to class

Definitions

  1. truant: one who skips or bunks does not go to class

Ancestry of “lintsaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintsatato skip, cut, bunk, skive, ditch class; to...
2Finnishlintsistreet
3Finnishlinjaline; policy, line; curriculum, study program
4Old Swedishlinia—
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →