Where does “kahveli” come from?

kahveli (Finnish) comes from Middle Low German gaffel, from Old Saxon gafala, from Proto-West Germanic gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

kahveli (Finnish): gaff

Definitions

  1. gaff

Ancestry of “kahveli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangaffel—
2Old Saxongafala—
3Proto-West Germanicgabulufork; pitchfork
4Gaulishgabalos—
5Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

Words derived from “kahveli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabalos →Every word from Gaulish gabalos →