Where does “kaulussiimaeliö” come from?
kaulussiimaeliö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaulus, from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kaulussiimaeliö (Finnish): choanoflagellate
Ancestry of “kaulussiimaeliö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |