Where does “linjatiheys” come from?

linjatiheys (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.

linjatiheys (Finnish): line resolution

Definitions

  1. line resolution

Ancestry of “linjatiheys”, step by step

linjatiheys 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 tiheys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiheysdensity; frequency; rate
2Finnishtiheädense, thick
3Proto-Finnictihedädense, thick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →