Where does “kellotapuli” come from?

kellotapuli (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.

kellotapuli (Finnish): campanile US, belltower freestanding belltower of a church

Definitions

  1. campanile US, belltower freestanding belltower of a church

Ancestry of “kellotapuli”, step by step

kellotapuli 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 tapuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapulicampanile US, belltower freestanding belltower of a church
2Old Swedishstapul—
3Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellǭ →