Where does “kahlekuningas” come from?

kahlekuningas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuningas, from Proto-Finnic kuningas, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kahlekuningas (Finnish): escape artist

Definitions

  1. escape artist

Ancestry of “kahlekuningas”, step by step

kahlekuningas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuningas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuningasking
2Proto-Finnickuningasking
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish kahle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahleshackle; the open end of a dragnet or seine
2FinnishkahlataTo wade; To progress with difficulty
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →