Where does “olkalinja” come from?

olkalinja (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.

olkalinja (Finnish): shoulder line

Definitions

  1. shoulder line

Ancestry of “olkalinja”, step by step

olkalinja 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 olka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholkashoulder
2Proto-Finnicolkashoulder
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwolka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →