Where does “ulkolinjapuhelu” come from?

ulkolinjapuhelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulkolinja, from Finnish linja, from Old Swedish linia, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

ulkolinjapuhelu (Finnish): outside line call

Definitions

  1. outside line call

Ancestry of “ulkolinjapuhelu”, step by step

ulkolinjapuhelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ulkolinja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulkolinjaoutside line, outer line
2Finnishlinjaline; policy, line; curriculum, study program
3Old Swedishlinia—
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Finnish puhelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelutalk, conversation; used especially in compound...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →