Where does “linjariita” come from?

linjariita (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.

linjariita (Finnish): political disagreement within a group or party

Definitions

  1. political disagreement within a group or party

Ancestry of “linjariita”, step by step

linjariita 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 riita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriitaquarrel
2Proto-Finnicriitaquarrel
3Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →