Where does “kirosana” come from?

kirosana (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.

kirosana (Finnish): swear word, swearword, curse word, dirty word,...

Definitions

  1. swear word, swearword, curse word, dirty word,...

Ancestry of “kirosana”, step by step

kirosana 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 kirota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkirotaTo curse, swear, damn; To curse someone, cast a...
2Proto-Finnickirot'akto curse, to swear
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickira-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →