Where does “lyhytsanainen” come from?

lyhytsanainen (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.

lyhytsanainen (Finnish): concise; laconic

Definitions

  1. concise; laconic

Ancestry of “lyhytsanainen”, step by step

lyhytsanainen 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 lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort

Words derived from “lyhytsanainen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →