Where does “saniaispuu” come from?

saniaispuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish saniainen, 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.

saniaispuu (Finnish): any plant of the genus Cyathea

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus Cyathea

Ancestry of “saniaispuu”, step by step

saniaispuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saniainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaniainenfern
2Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
3Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
4Finnishluokkishaft bow
5Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →