Where does “käpykilli” come from?

käpykilli (Finnish) comes from Breton killi, from Proto-Brythonic *kėlli, from Proto-Celtic kallī, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

käpykilli (Finnish): golden panchax

Definitions

  1. golden panchax

Ancestry of “käpykilli”, step by step

käpykilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton killi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonkilligrove
2Proto-Brythonic*kėlli—
3Proto-Celtickallīgrove, forest
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Finnish käpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäpyconifer's cone, strobilus
2Proto-Turkickäpä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kallī →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *kėlli →