Where does “hakkuulinja” come from?

hakkuulinja (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.

hakkuulinja (Finnish): cutting line, felling line

Definitions

  1. cutting line, felling line

Ancestry of “hakkuulinja”, step by step

hakkuulinja 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 hakkuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhakkuulogging
2FinnishuuThe name of the Latin-script letter U; hole, nest
3LatinU—
4LatinVve
5Etruscan?u
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →