Where does “vähäsanaisuus” come from?
vähäsanaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vähäsanainen, 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.
vähäsanaisuus (Finnish): reticence, tightlippedness the act
Definitions
- reticence, tightlippedness the act
Ancestry of “vähäsanaisuus”, step by step
vähäsanaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vähäsanainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vähäsanainen | tight-lipped, reticent |
| 2 | Finnish | sanainen | worded; verbal |
| 3 | Finnish | sana | word; Word, Scripture; lesson |
| 4 | Finnish | luokka | class; class, social class; grade |
| 5 | Finnish | luokki | shaft bow |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | lǫkъ | bow |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *lankás | bow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lenk- | to bend |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |