Where does “sana-arvoitus” come from?

sana-arvoitus (Finnish) comes 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.

sana-arvoitus (Finnish): word riddle

Definitions

  1. word riddle

Ancestry of “sana-arvoitus”, step by step

sana-arvoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
2Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
3Finnishluokkishaft bow
4Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish arvoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharvoitusriddle, puzzle, enigma; puzzle, enigma;...
2Finnisharvatato guess
3Finnishennaltabeforehand
4Finnish-ltaforms the ablative case
5Proto-Finnic-ltaAblative case ending
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →