Where does “לינק” come from?

לינק (Yiddish) comes from German link, 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.

לינק (Yiddish): left; sinister, wrong

Definitions

  1. left; sinister, wrong

Ancestry of “לינק”, step by step

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

Words derived from “לינק”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύχνος →