Where does “kaulussopuli” come from?

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

kaulussopuli (Finnish): collared lemming cricetic rodent of the genus

Definitions

  1. collared lemming cricetic rodent of the genus

Ancestry of “kaulussopuli”, step by step

kaulussopuli 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 sopuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopulilemming; lemming, true lemming; Norway lemming,...
2Russianсобо́льsable
3Old East Slavicсобольsable (Martes zibellina)
4Proto-Slavic*sobolьsable (Martes zibellina)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →