Where does “linjajohto” come from?

linjajohto (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.

linjajohto (Finnish): line management method of management in which instructions are passed to and from one's superior

Definitions

  1. line management method of management in which instructions are passed to and from one's superior

Ancestry of “linjajohto”, step by step

linjajohto 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 johto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjohtocord, line, conductor; administration,...
2Finnishjohtaato lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,...
3Proto-Finnicjohtadakto lead, to guide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →