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

Definitions

  1. someone with a bent neck

Ancestry of “kenokaula”, step by step

kenokaula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaulaneck; distance between a frontrunner and the...
2Proto-Finnickaklaneck
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Finnish keno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenoslanted, tilted; keno
2EnglishkenoA gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto,...
3Frenchquineset of five, group of five (such as the digits on one hand)
4Latinquīnusfive each; five at a time

Words derived from “kenokaula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Proto-Finnic kakla