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Where does “bárahisstávvalsátni” come from?

bárahisstávvalsátni (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami sátni, 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.

bárahisstávvalsátni (Northern Sami): word with an odd number of syllables

Definitions

  1. word with an odd number of syllables

Ancestry of “bárahisstávvalsátni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samisátniword
2Finnishsanaword; Word, Scripture; lesson
3Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
4Finnishluokkishaft bow
5Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →