Where does “kenokaula” come from?
kenokaula (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kenokaula (Finnish): someone with a bent neck
Ancestry of “kenokaula”, step by step
kenokaula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaula | neck; distance between a frontrunner and the... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kakla | neck |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Finnish keno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keno | slanted, tilted; keno |
| 2 | English | keno | A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto,... |
| 3 | French | quine | set of five, group of five (such as the digits on one hand) |
| 4 | Latin | quīnus | five each; five at a time |
Words derived from “kenokaula”