Where does “helmakotelo” come from?

helmakotelo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kotelo, from Finnish -lö, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

Ancestry of “helmakotelo”, step by step

helmakotelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kotelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotelopupa; cocoon; case, box, capsule, enclosure
2Finnish-löFront vowel variant of -lo
3Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
4Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
5Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
6Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish helma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelmahem
2Proto-Finnichelmahem of clothing
3Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
4Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -lö →