Where does “siirtolinja” come from?

siirtolinja (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.

siirtolinja (Finnish): transmission line

Definitions

  1. transmission line

Ancestry of “siirtolinja”, step by step

siirtolinja 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 siirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtomove, shift, transport; transfer
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →