Where does “kellontarkka” come from?
kellontarkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.
kellontarkka (Finnish): punctual, like clockwork
Definitions
- punctual, like clockwork
Ancestry of “kellontarkka”, step by step
kellontarkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkka | accurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,... |
| 2 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 3 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 4 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |