Where does “kaulaketju” come from?
kaulaketju (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kaulaketju (Finnish): necklace usually one made of a metal, e.g. gold or silver
Definitions
- necklace usually one made of a metal, e.g. gold or silver
Ancestry of “kaulaketju”, step by step
kaulaketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaula | neck; distance between a frontrunner and the... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kakla | neck |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Finnish ketju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ketju | chain; necklace; line |
| 2 | Swedish | kedja | chain; chain; a series of interconnected things;... |
| 3 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |