Where does “teräväsanaisuus” come from?

teräväsanaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish teräväsanainen, 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.

teräväsanaisuus (Finnish): sharp-wordedness

Definitions

  1. sharp-wordedness

Ancestry of “teräväsanaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteräväsanainensharp-worded
2Finnishsanainenworded; verbal
3Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
4Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
5Finnishluokkishaft bow
6Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankásEvery word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ
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