Where does “lintsari” come from?

lintsari (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.

lintsari (Finnish): truant

Definitions

  1. truant

Ancestry of “lintsari”, step by step

lintsari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintsata

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

via Finnish Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →