Where does “hanhenkaula” come from?

hanhenkaula (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

hanhenkaula (Finnish): goose barnacle, gooseneck barnacle

Definitions

  1. goose barnacle, gooseneck barnacle

Ancestry of “hanhenkaula”, step by step

hanhenkaula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaulaneck; distance between a frontrunner and the...
2Proto-Finnickaklaneck
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Finnish hanhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhigoose
2Proto-Finnichanhigoose
3Proto-Finnicšanši—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →
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