Where does “niukkasanainen” come from?

niukkasanainen (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.

niukkasanainen (Finnish): terse, sententious; laconic

Definitions

  1. terse, sententious; laconic

Ancestry of “niukkasanainen”, step by step

niukkasanainen 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 niukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniukkascanty, scarce; Synonym of täpärä
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut

Words derived from “niukkasanainen”

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