Where does “taivutusluokka” come from?

taivutusluokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish luokka, from Finnish luokki, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

taivutusluokka (Finnish): declension

Definitions

  1. declension

Ancestry of “taivutusluokka”, step by step

taivutusluokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
2Finnishluokkishaft bow
3Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish taivutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaivutusbending; inflection; declension
2Finnishtaivuttaato make something curved, to bend; to persuade or...
3Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
4Proto-Finnictaipudak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →