Where does “poikaluokka” come from?

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

poikaluokka (Finnish): all-boys class

Definitions

  1. all-boys class

Ancestry of “poikaluokka”, step by step

poikaluokka 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 poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →