Where does “kaulailu” come from?

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

kaulailu (Finnish): hugging, petting

Definitions

  1. hugging, petting

Ancestry of “kaulailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaulaillato hug, to pet
2Finnishkaulaneck; distance between a frontrunner and the...
3Proto-Finnickaklaneck
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →