Where does “lyhytsanaisuus” come from?

lyhytsanaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyhytsanainen, 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.

lyhytsanaisuus (Finnish): conciseness, laconicity, brevity the quality of using or containing few words

Definitions

  1. conciseness, laconicity, brevity the quality of using or containing few words

Ancestry of “lyhytsanaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytsanainenconcise; laconic
2Finnishsanainenworded; verbal
3Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
4Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
5Finnishluokkishaft bow
6Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →