Where does “kael” come from?
kael (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kael (Estonian): neck
Ancestry of “kael”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kakla | neck |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “kael”