Where does “kelohonkainen” come from?

kelohonkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kelohonka, 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.

kelohonkainen (Finnish): made of dry and dead pine

Definitions

  1. made of dry and dead pine

Ancestry of “kelohonkainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelohonkadry dead large pine tree
2Finnishkeloa dry, dead pine tree
3Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
4Proto-Finnickello—
5Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →
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