Where does “liin” come from?

liin (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic litna — town, city; fortification, fortress.

liin (Võro): town

Definitions

  1. town

Ancestry of “liin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclitnatown, city; fortification, fortress
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