Where does “linya” come from?

linya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish línea, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linya (Tagalog): line

Definitions

  1. line

Ancestry of “linya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlínealine; individual script, dialogue for each actor;...
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →