Where does “kaulusmäyrä” come from?

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

kaulusmäyrä (Finnish): hog badger badger of the genus Arctonyx

Definitions

  1. hog badger badger of the genus Arctonyx

Ancestry of “kaulusmäyrä”, step by step

kaulusmäyrä 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 mäyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmäyräThe Eurasian badger or European badger; Any of...
2Proto-Finnicmäkräbadger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →