Where does “kauluspekari” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kauluspekari”, step by step

kauluspekari 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 German Pekari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPekaripeccary, javelina
2EnglishpeccaryAny of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the...
3Galibi Caribpakira
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Proto-Finnic kakla
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