Where does “tulitaukolinja” come from?

tulitaukolinja (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.

tulitaukolinja (Finnish): A demarcation line

Definitions

  1. A demarcation line

Ancestry of “tulitaukolinja”, step by step

tulitaukolinja 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 tulitauko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulitaukoceasefire
2Finnishtaukobreak, pause; rest; caesura
3Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →