Where does “raitiolinja” come from?

raitiolinja (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.

raitiolinja (Finnish): tram line

Definitions

  1. tram line

Ancestry of “raitiolinja”, step by step

raitiolinja 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 raitio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraitiotram rail; Alternative form of raito
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →