Where does “toisluokkainen” come from?

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

toisluokkainen (Finnish): second-rate, second-class

Definitions

  1. second-rate, second-class

Ancestry of “toisluokkainen”, step by step

toisluokkainen 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 toinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoinensecond; other, another; the others, other ones
2Proto-Finnictoinensecond; other
3Proto-Finnictoothat over there, yonder distal?
4Proto-Uralictothat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →