linza
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From German Linse either through Turkish or through Russian, from Middle High German linse (“lentil”), from Old High German linsa, likely a borrowing from an unidentified source.
Compare Latin lēns, Lithuanian lęšis, and Old Church Slavonic лѧща (lęšta) sounding too similar for a coincidence, however different enough to prohibit reconstruction of a common PIE protoform.
If ultimately a non-IE loanword, locating the source is virtually impossible because cultivation of lentil was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.
Noun
linza
Declension
Declension of linza
| nominative | linza |
|---|---|
| genitive | linzanıñ |
| dative | linzağa |
| accusative | linzanı |
| locative | linzada |
| ablative | linzadan |