Where does “linjaali” come from?

linjaali (Finnish) comes from Swedish linjal, from German Lineal, from Latin līneālis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “linjaali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlinjala ruler (measuring or drawing device)
2GermanLinealruler
3Latinlīneālisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →