Where does “laajasanainen” come from?

laajasanainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sanainen, 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.

laajasanainen (Finnish): wordy, prolix, eloquent

Definitions

  1. wordy, prolix, eloquent

Ancestry of “laajasanainen”, step by step

laajasanainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sanainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsanainenworded; verbal
2Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
3Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
4Finnishluokkishaft bow
5Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish laaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaajawide, broad, vast; extensive, comprehensive
2Proto-Finniclakjawide, broad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →