Where does “viidesluokkalainen” come from?

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

viidesluokkalainen (Finnish): fifth-grade in school

Definitions

  1. fifth-grade in school

Ancestry of “viidesluokkalainen”, step by step

viidesluokkalainen 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 viides

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviidesfifth
2Proto-Finnicviidencififth
3Proto-Finnicviicifive
4Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →