Where does “jäsenluokka” come from?

jäsenluokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish luokka, from Finnish luokki, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

jäsenluokka (Finnish): member category, member class

Definitions

  1. member category, member class

Ancestry of “jäsenluokka”, step by step

jäsenluokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
2Finnishluokkishaft bow
3Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish jäsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäsenlimb, member; member; Synonym of termi
2Proto-Finno-Permicjäsene—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →