Where does “kelvin” come from?

kelvin (Finnish) comes from English Kelvin, from Scottish Gaelic abhainn, from Old Irish aub, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

kelvin (Finnish): kelvin unit of temperature

Definitions

  1. kelvin unit of temperature

Ancestry of “kelvin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKelvinAlternative letter-case form of kelvin
2Scottish Gaelicabhainnriver, stream
3Old Irishaubriver
4Proto-Celticabūriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “kelvin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Old Irish aub →