Where does “kilikello” come from?
kilikello (Finnish) comes 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.
kilikello (Finnish): bell, particularly a small and high-pitched one
Definitions
- bell, particularly a small and high-pitched one
Ancestry of “kilikello”, step by step
kilikello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kello
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kello | clock; o'clock; time |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kello | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skellǭ | bell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
via Finnish kilistä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilistä | to tinkle, jingle, clink, ring to make light high-pitched metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell |