Where does “yleisarvosana” come from?

yleisarvosana (Finnish) comes from Finnish arvosana, 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.

yleisarvosana (Finnish): overall rating, overall grade, overall mark

Definitions

  1. overall rating, overall grade, overall mark

Ancestry of “yleisarvosana”, step by step

yleisarvosana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arvosana

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

via Finnish yleinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyleinencommon, widespread; mutual; generic, general,...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →