Where does “ruuhkalinja” come from?

ruuhkalinja (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.

ruuhkalinja (Finnish): a bus line that only operates during peak hours

Definitions

  1. a bus line that only operates during peak hours

Ancestry of “ruuhkalinja”, step by step

ruuhkalinja 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 ruuhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuhkacongestion, lots of traffic, traffic jam; jam,...
2Proto-Germanichrūgǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →