Tallinn.
Tallinn (the capital city of Harju, Estonia)
Meaning & usage
Tallinn (the capital city of Harju, Estonia)
Tallinn har både landets hovedflyplass og hovedhavn.
Where this word comes from
From Estonian Tallinn (“Tallinn”), where the origin is disputed: * Possibly from Old Estonian Tanin lidna, equivalent to Taani (“Danish”) + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”). * Possibly from tali (“winter”), equivalent to talv (“winter”), from Proto-Finnic *talvi (“winter”), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tälwä (“winter”) or from talu (“farm, farmstead”), from Proto-Finnic *talo (“farm, farmstead”), from Baltic, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *talˀa- + linn (“city; fortress, castle”), from Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, city; fortification, fortress”).
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