Where does “enkelikello” come from?

enkelikello (Finnish) comes from Finnish enkeli, from Old Swedish ängil, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

enkelikello (Finnish): angel chime decoration

Definitions

  1. angel chime decoration

Ancestry of “enkelikello”, step by step

enkelikello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish enkeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishenkeliangel
2Old Swedishängil—
3LatinAngelusangel
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger

via Finnish kello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
2Proto-Finnickello—
3Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →