Where does “kehitysluokka” come from?

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

kehitysluokka (Finnish): development class

Definitions

  1. development class

Ancestry of “kehitysluokka”, step by step

kehitysluokka 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 kehitys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehitysdevelopment, improvement, advancement, evolution
2Finnishkehittääto unravel, unwind; to develop, advance, improve;...
3Finnishkehitä
4Finnish-itäFront vowel variant of -ita
5Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankásEvery word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ
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