Where does “sananparsi” come from?

sananparsi (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.

sananparsi (Finnish): adage, proverb

Definitions

  1. adage, proverb

Ancestry of “sananparsi”, step by step

sananparsi 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 parsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishparsibeam; stall; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finnicparcibeam
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpärtä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →