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Where does “kellokas” come from?

kellokas (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.

kellokas (Finnish): A bellwether; A spokesman

Definitions

  1. A bellwether; A spokesman

Ancestry of “kellokas”, step by step

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