Where does “tervehdyssana” come from?

tervehdyssana (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.

tervehdyssana (Finnish): words of welcome, welcoming speech, greetings

Definitions

  1. words of welcome, welcoming speech, greetings

Ancestry of “tervehdyssana”, step by step

tervehdyssana 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 tervehdys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtervehdysgreeting
2Finnishtervehtiäto greet; to salute; to give the time of day, to...
3Finnishtervehealthy, sane; healthy, sound; sound, well
4Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
5Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →