Where does “vyötärölinja” come from?

vyötärölinja (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.

vyötärölinja (Finnish): waistline

Definitions

waistline

Ancestry of “vyötärölinja”, step by step

vyötärölinja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish linja

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	linja	line; policy, line; curriculum, study program
2	Old Swedish	linia	—
3	Latin	līnea	A linen thread
4	Latin	līnum	flax
5	Proto-Italic	līnom	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	līnom	flax

via Finnish vyötärö

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	vyötärö	waist
2	Finnish	vyö	belt, girdle; band; zone
3	Proto-Finnic	vöö	belt
4	Proto-Finno-Ugric	wiŋä	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →