Where does “kaula” come from?

kaula (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kaula (Finnish): neck; distance between a frontrunner and the...

Definitions

  1. neck; distance between a frontrunner and the...

Ancestry of “kaula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaklaneck
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “kaula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →