Where does “kiinankellosammakko” come from?

kiinankellosammakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kellosammakko, 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.

kiinankellosammakko (Finnish): oriental fire-bellied toad, Bombina orientalis

Definitions

  1. oriental fire-bellied toad, Bombina orientalis

Ancestry of “kiinankellosammakko”, step by step

kiinankellosammakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kellosammakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkellosammakkofire-bellied toad toad in the genus
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 Kiina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKiinaChina; of China; Chinese
2SwedishKinaChina
3Chinese秦—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellǭ →
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