Where does “kellonvalaja” come from?

kellonvalaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish valaja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

kellonvalaja (Finnish): bellfounder, bellmaker

Definitions

  1. bellfounder, bellmaker

Ancestry of “kellonvalaja”, step by step

kellonvalaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalajaagent noun of valaa: One who casts, molds; potter
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →