Where does “suoralinjainen” come from?

suoralinjainen (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.

suoralinjainen (Finnish): linear, straight-line

Definitions

  1. linear, straight-line

Ancestry of “suoralinjainen”, step by step

suoralinjainen 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 suora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuorastraight; straight, direct, truthful, frank;...
2Proto-Finnicsoorastraight
3Arabicسُورَةchapter of the Qur'an; sura
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →