Where does “suppeasanainen” come from?

suppeasanainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sanainen, 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.

suppeasanainen (Finnish): terse, brief, using or expressed in few words

Definitions

  1. terse, brief, using or expressed in few words

Ancestry of “suppeasanainen”, step by step

suppeasanainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sanainen

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

via Finnish suppea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuppeascanty, limited, narrow; concise, succinct; close
2Finnish-eäFront vowel variant of -ea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →