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

  1. 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

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 pidennys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpidennyslengthening, making longer
2FinnishpidentääTo lengthen; To elongate; To prolong
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankásEvery word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ