Where does “toisluokkalainen” come from?

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

toisluokkalainen (Finnish): second-grade

Definitions

  1. second-grade

Ancestry of “toisluokkalainen”, step by step

toisluokkalainen 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 →