Where does “vähäsanainen” come from?

vähäsanainen (Finnish) comes 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.

vähäsanainen (Finnish): tight-lipped, reticent

Definitions

  1. tight-lipped, reticent

Ancestry of “vähäsanainen”, step by step

vähäsanainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sanainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsanainenworded; verbal
2Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
3Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
4Finnishluokkishaft bow
5Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Finnish vähä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
2Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little

Words derived from “vähäsanainen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →