Where does “kellokanerva” come from?

kellokanerva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kello, from Proto-Finnic kello, from Proto-Germanic skellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

kellokanerva (Finnish): cross-leaved heath

Definitions

  1. cross-leaved heath

Ancestry of “kellokanerva”, step by step

kellokanerva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
2Proto-Finnickello—
3Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Finnish Kanerva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKanervaheather, Calluna vulgaris
2Finnishkanervaheather, "Calluna vulgaris"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →