Where does “könninkello” come from?

könninkello (Finnish) comes from Finnish kello, from Proto-Finnic kello, from Proto-Germanic skellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “könninkello”, step by step

könninkello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish Könni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKönni
2FinnishKonrad
3SwedishKonrad
4Middle Low GermanKônrât
5Old Saxon*Cōnrād
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-Every word from Proto-Germanic skellǭ