Where does “kahdeksasluokkalainen” come from?

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

kahdeksasluokkalainen (Finnish): eighth grader, 8th grader, eighth-grader

Definitions

  1. eighth grader, 8th grader, eighth-grader

Ancestry of “kahdeksasluokkalainen”, step by step

kahdeksasluokkalainen 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 kahdeksas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahdeksaseighth
2Proto-Finnickakteksaceighth
3Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
4Proto-Finnickakcitwo
5Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →