Where does “לינקיסטיש” come from?
לינקיסטיש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לינקיסט, from Yiddish לינק, from German link, from English link, from Latin linchinus, from Latin lynchinus, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos — bright; to shine; to see.
לינקיסטיש (Yiddish): leftist
Ancestry of “לינקיסטיש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | לינקיסט | leftist |
| 2 | Yiddish | לינק | left; sinister, wrong |
| 3 | German | link | left; sly; cunning; dangerous |
| 4 | English | link | A connection between places, people, events,... |
| 5 | Latin | linchinus | candle |
| 6 | Latin | lynchinus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λύχνος | lamp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | luk-s-nos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |