Where does “sanasutkaus” come from?

sanasutkaus (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.

sanasutkaus (Finnish): quip smart, sarcastic turn

Definitions

  1. quip smart, sarcastic turn

Ancestry of “sanasutkaus”, step by step

sanasutkaus 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 sutkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsutkausquip, wit
2Russianшу́ткаjoke
3Russian-каnow, just
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →