Where does “טאַלין” come from?

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

טאַלין (Yiddish): Tallinn capital city of Estonia

Definitions

  1. Tallinn capital city of Estonia

Ancestry of “טאַלין”, step by step

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