Where does “linjanveto” come from?

linjanveto (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.

linjanveto (Finnish): drawing a line (in the sand), statement

Definitions

  1. drawing a line (in the sand), statement

Ancestry of “linjanveto”, step by step

linjanveto 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 veto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvetopull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar...
2LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →