Where does “kaulavaltimo” come from?

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

kaulavaltimo (Finnish): carotid, carotid artery

Definitions

  1. carotid, carotid artery

Ancestry of “kaulavaltimo”, step by step

kaulavaltimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaulaneck; distance between a frontrunner and the...
2Proto-Finnickaklaneck
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Finnish valtimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltimoartery
2Finnishvalta-main, principal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →