Where does “syntysanat” come from?

syntysanat (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.

syntysanat (Finnish): origin myth

Definitions

  1. origin myth

Ancestry of “syntysanat”, step by step

syntysanat 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 synty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyntybirth; origin, genesis, beginning; establishment,...
2Finnishsyntyäto be born; to arise, develop, spring up, break...
3Proto-Finnicsüntüdäkto be born
4Proto-Uralic*sentew-to be born
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