Where does “sanaseppo” come from?

sanaseppo (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.

sanaseppo (Finnish): wordsmith

Definitions

  1. wordsmith

Ancestry of “sanaseppo”, step by step

sanaseppo 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 Seppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSepposmith
2Finnishseppäsmith, blacksmith; click beetle
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*seppä—
4Proto-Uralicśeppäskilled

Words derived from “sanaseppo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →