Where does “luksusluokka” come from?

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

luksusluokka (Finnish): luxury class

Definitions

  1. luxury class

Ancestry of “luksusluokka”, step by step

luksusluokka 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 luksus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluksusluxury
2Latinluxusdislocated; a dislocation; extravagance, luxury,...
3Proto-Italiclouksos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-so-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →