Where does “リンク切れ” come from?

リンク切れ (Japanese) comes from Japanese リンク, from English link, from Latin linchinus, from Latin lynchinus, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

リンク切れ (Japanese): status being dead link

Definitions

  1. status being dead link

Ancestry of “リンク切れ”, step by step

リンク切れ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese リンク

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseリンクlink
2EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
3Latinlinchinuscandle
4Latinlynchinus—
5Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Japanese 切れ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切れsharpness, cutting quality; cloth; piece, bit,...
2Japanese切れるbe cut off, break, snap, burst, collapse; be cut,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύχνος →