Where does “Tallinn” come from?

Tallinn (Polish) comes from Estonian Tallinn, from Proto-Finnic litna — town, city; fortification, fortress.

Ancestry of “Tallinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianTallinn—
2Proto-Finniclitnatown, city; fortification, fortress

Words derived from “Tallinn”

Every word from Proto-Finnic litna →Every word from Estonian Tallinn →