Where does “kelopuu” come from?

kelopuu (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.

kelopuu (Finnish): deadwood; wood from a dry, dead pine tree

Definitions

  1. deadwood; wood from a dry, dead pine tree

Ancestry of “kelopuu”, step by step

kelopuu 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 puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →
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