Where does “kohdunkaula” come from?

kohdunkaula (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kohdunkaula (Finnish): cervix

Definitions

  1. cervix

Ancestry of “kohdunkaula”, step by step

kohdunkaula 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 kohtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtuwomb
2Proto-Finnickoktuwomb
3Proto-Finno-Permickoktɜ—

Words derived from “kohdunkaula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →
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