Where does “kelokko” come from?

kelokko (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.

kelokko (Finnish): A dried-up forest

Definitions

  1. A dried-up forest

Ancestry of “kelokko”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellǭ →
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