Where does “sulkasaniainen” come from?

sulkasaniainen (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.

sulkasaniainen (Finnish): any fern of the genus Nephrolepis

Definitions

  1. any fern of the genus Nephrolepis

Ancestry of “sulkasaniainen”, step by step

sulkasaniainen 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 sulka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkafeather; windscreen wiper rubber blade
2Proto-Finnicsulkafeather
3Proto-Uralictulkafeather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →