Where does “kaulusköyhälistö” come from?
kaulusköyhälistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaulus, from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kaulusköyhälistö (Finnish): educated but poor people collectively
Definitions
- educated but poor people collectively
Ancestry of “kaulusköyhälistö”, step by step
kaulusköyhälistö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaulus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaulus | collar; pronotum |
| 2 | Finnish | kaula | neck; distance between a frontrunner and the... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kakla | neck |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Finnish köyhälistö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | köyhälistö | the poor, lower class, proletariat |
| 2 | Finnish | köyhä | poor with few or no possessions or money |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keühä | poor |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkós | — |