From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *liŋ(liŋ) (“heart”). Cognate with Koryak лиӈлиӈ (liŋliŋ), Kerek лиӈлиӈ (liŋliŋ), Alutor лиӈлиӈ (liŋliŋ) and Itelmen лиӈч (liŋč).
линлиӈ (linliŋ) (plural линлиӈыт)