Where does “sananpidennys” come from?
sananpidennys (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.
sananpidennys (Finnish): lengthening a word; using a word form with more syllables than the standard form
Definitions
- lengthening a word; using a word form with more syllables than the standard form
Ancestry of “sananpidennys”, step by step
sananpidennys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sana | word; Word, Scripture; lesson |
| 2 | Finnish | luokka | class; class, social class; grade |
| 3 | Finnish | luokki | shaft bow |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lǫkъ | bow |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *lankás | bow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lenk- | to bend |
via Finnish pidennys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pidennys | lengthening, making longer |
| 2 | Finnish | pidentää | To lengthen; To elongate; To prolong |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |