Where does “Vellamo” come from?
Vellamo (Finnish) comes from Finnish velloa, from Proto-Germanic wellaną, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
Ancestry of “Vellamo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | velloa | to churn, swirl about, mill |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wellaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth; to roll,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |