Where does “kaulalaskimo” come from?
kaulalaskimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kaulalaskimo (Finnish): jugular vein
Ancestry of “kaulalaskimo”, step by step
kaulalaskimo 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 laskimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laskimo | vein |
| 2 | Finnish | laskea | to lower, drop; to put down, set down, lay down;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laskedak | to drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | laćke- | — |