Where does “kiihtosana” come from?

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

kiihtosana (Finnish): interjection

Definitions

  1. interjection

Ancestry of “kiihtosana”, step by step

kiihtosana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
2Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
3Finnishluokkishaft bow
4Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish kiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiihto—
2Finnishkiihtää—
3Finnishkiihtyäto get excited; to become agitated; ~ = to...
4Finnish-tyäFront vowel variant of -tua
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →