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
Ancestry of “lintsari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lintsata | to skip, cut, bunk, skive, ditch class; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | lintsi | street |
| 3 | Finnish | linja | line; policy, line; curriculum, study program |
| 4 | Old Swedish | linia | — |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |