Where does “puhelinlinja” come from?
puhelinlinja (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.
puhelinlinja (Finnish): telephone line
Ancestry of “puhelinlinja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | linja | line; policy, line; curriculum, study program |
| 2 | Old Swedish | linia | — |
| 3 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 4 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |