Where does “luokkakokous” come from?

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

luokkakokous (Finnish): class reunion

Definitions

  1. class reunion

Ancestry of “luokkakokous”, step by step

luokkakokous 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 kokous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokousmeeting, conference, assembly, convent, gathering
2Finnishkootato collect together, gather; to assemble,...
3Finnish-taA suffix for the partitive singular case; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-taPartitive ending
5Proto-Uralic-täfrom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankásEvery word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ
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