Where does “sanapesye” come from?

sanapesye (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.

sanapesye (Finnish): a small group of (linguistically) related words

Definitions

  1. a small group of (linguistically) related words

Ancestry of “sanapesye”, step by step

sanapesye 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 pesye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpesyeAlternative form of pesue
2Finnishpesänest; den; hive
3Proto-Finnicpesänest
4Proto-Uralicpesänest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankásEvery word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ
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