Where does “siirtymäsana” come from?

siirtymäsana (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.

siirtymäsana (Finnish): catchword

Definitions

  1. catchword

Ancestry of “siirtymäsana”, step by step

siirtymäsana 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 siirtymä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtymätransition; displacement
2Finnishsiirtyäto move
3Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
4Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →