Where does “säästölinja” come from?

säästölinja (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.

säästölinja (Finnish): the line or policy of austerity or cost cutting

Definitions

  1. the line or policy of austerity or cost cutting

Ancestry of “säästölinja”, step by step

säästölinja 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 säästö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäästösaving reduction in expenditure
2FinnishsäästääTo save
3Proto-Finnicsäästädäkto put aside, to save
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →