Where does “kolmasluokkalainen” come from?

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

kolmasluokkalainen (Finnish): third-grader; third-grade

Definitions

  1. third-grader; third-grade

Ancestry of “kolmasluokkalainen”, step by step

kolmasluokkalainen 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 kolmas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolmasthird
2Proto-Finnickolmancithird
3Proto-Finno-Permickolmamte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →