Where does “linjakkaasti” come from?

linjakkaasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish linjakas, from Finnish linja, from Old Swedish linia, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linjakkaasti (Finnish): in a streamlined or graceful way

Definitions

  1. in a streamlined or graceful way

Ancestry of “linjakkaasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinjakasstreamlined, graceful
2Finnishlinjaline; policy, line; curriculum, study program
3Old Swedishlinia—
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 →