Where does “ampumalinja” come from?

ampumalinja (Finnish) comes from Finnish linja, from Old Swedish linia, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

ampumalinja (Finnish): line of fire

Definitions

  1. line of fire

Ancestry of “ampumalinja”, step by step

ampumalinja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish linja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinjaline; policy, line; curriculum, study program
2Old Swedishlinia—
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Finnish ampua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishampuaTo shoot
2Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
3Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →