Where does “kaulasuoni” come from?
kaulasuoni (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kaulasuoni (Finnish): jugular vessel, jugular vein
Definitions
- jugular vessel, jugular vein
Ancestry of “kaulasuoni”, step by step
kaulasuoni 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 suoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suoni | vein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sooni | sinew |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | sëne | vein, blood vessel; sinew |