Where does “kilpkonn” come from?
kilpkonn (Estonian) comes from German Schildkröte, from German Schild, from Middle High German schilt, from Old High German scilt, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.
kilpkonn (Estonian): turtle; tortoise
Ancestry of “kilpkonn”, step by step