Where does “yhdyssanahirviö” come from?
yhdyssanahirviö (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhdyssana, 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.
yhdyssanahirviö (Finnish): a long, unwieldy compound word
Definitions
- a long, unwieldy compound word
Ancestry of “yhdyssanahirviö”, step by step
yhdyssanahirviö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yhdyssana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhdyssana | compound word, compound, often: compound noun |
| 2 | Finnish | sana | word; Word, Scripture; lesson |
| 3 | Finnish | luokka | class; class, social class; grade |
| 4 | Finnish | luokki | shaft bow |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | lǫkъ | bow |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *lankás | bow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lenk- | to bend |
via Finnish hirviö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hirviö | monster |