Where does “sanavartalo” come from?

sanavartalo (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.

sanavartalo (Finnish): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “sanavartalo”, step by step

sanavartalo 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 vartalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvartalobody, torso; stem; style
2Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
3Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
4Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →