Where does “luokkivaljaat” come from?

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

luokkivaljaat (Finnish): horse harness with a shaft bow

Definitions

  1. horse harness with a shaft bow

Ancestry of “luokkivaljaat”, step by step

luokkivaljaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluokkishaft bow
2Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish valjaat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaljaatharness
2Proto-Finnicvaljasharness, bridle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →