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Where does “lintsi” come from?

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

lintsi (Finnish): street

Definitions

  1. street

Ancestry of “lintsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinjaline; policy, line; curriculum, study program
2Old Swedishlinia—
3Latinlīnea—
4Latinlīnum—
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “lintsi”

  • lintsata
  • lintsari
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →