Where does “kelohirsi” come from?

kelohirsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kelo, 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.

kelohirsi (Finnish): log or timber from a dry and dead pine

Definitions

  1. log or timber from a dry and dead pine

Ancestry of “kelohirsi”, step by step

kelohirsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeloa dry, dead pine tree
2Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
3Proto-Finnickello—
4Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Finnish hirsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirsilog, timber; fess
2Proto-Finnichircibeam, log
3Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →