Where does “kellopuhelin” come from?

kellopuhelin (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.

kellopuhelin (Finnish): watch phone, a smartwatch that can make and receive calls but has no access to the internet, e.g. for use by children

Definitions

  1. watch phone, a smartwatch that can make and receive calls but has no access to the internet, e.g. for use by children

Ancestry of “kellopuhelin”, step by step

kellopuhelin 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 puhelin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelintelephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellǭ →