Where does “isälinja” come from?

isälinja (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.

isälinja (Finnish): paternal line, patriline

Definitions

  1. paternal line, patriline

Ancestry of “isälinja”, step by step

isälinja 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 isä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisäfather; Father
2Proto-Finnicicäfather
3Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →