Where does “hyökkäyslinja” come from?

hyökkäyslinja (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.

hyökkäyslinja (Finnish): offensive line, attack line

Definitions

  1. offensive line, attack line

Ancestry of “hyökkäyslinja”, step by step

hyökkäyslinja 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 hyökkäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyökkäysattack
2FinnishhyökätäTo attack, assault, charge, come at; To invade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →