Where does “keulasuunta” come from?

keulasuunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish keula, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

keulasuunta (Finnish): heading the direction into which the bow of the ship is pointing

Definitions

  1. heading the direction into which the bow of the ship is pointing

Ancestry of “keulasuunta”, step by step

keulasuunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeulabow, prow
2Proto-Germanickulącoal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

via Finnish suunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →