Where does “linjataksi” come from?

linjataksi (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.

linjataksi (Finnish): a taxi with scheduled routes

Definitions

a taxi with scheduled routes

Ancestry of “linjataksi”, step by step

linjataksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish linja

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	linja	line; policy, line; curriculum, study program
2	Old Swedish	linia	—
3	Latin	līnea	A linen thread
4	Latin	līnum	flax
5	Proto-Italic	līnom	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	līnom	flax

via Finnish taksi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	taksi	taxi
2	English	taxi	A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys...
3	English	taximeter cab	—
4	English	taximeter	A device installed in a taxicab that calculates...
5	French	taximètre	taximeter
6	French	taxamètre	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →