Where does “nollalinja” come from?

nollalinja (Finnish) comes from Finnish nolla, from Swedish nolla, from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nollalinja (Finnish): a policy or line that advocates for no change, usually in terms of money such as when debating a budget, tax raise, wage raise etc

Definitions

  1. a policy or line that advocates for no change, usually in terms of money such as when debating a budget, tax raise, wage raise etc

Ancestry of “nollalinja”, step by step

nollalinja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nolla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnollazero; digit zero; good-for-nothing
2Swedishnollaa zero; the symbol, or digit, "0"; a zero; a...
3Italiannullafeminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
4Latinnūllano
5Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Finnish linja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinjaline; policy, line; curriculum, study program
2Old Swedishlinia
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Italic oinosEvery word from Latin nūllus