Where does “kaulusleguaani” come from?

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

kaulusleguaani (Finnish): collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris

Definitions

  1. collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris

Ancestry of “kaulusleguaani”, step by step

kaulusleguaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauluscollar; pronotum
2Finnishkaulaneck; distance between a frontrunner and the...
3Proto-Finnickaklaneck
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Finnish leguaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleguaaniiguana any of several members of the lizard family
2DutchleguaanAn iguana; lizard of the family Iguanidae;...
3French[[iguane
4Spanishiguanaiguana
5Taínoiwanaiguana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Proto-Finnic kakla