Where does “kolmikaulakolvi” come from?

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

kolmikaulakolvi (Finnish): three-neck flask

Definitions

  1. three-neck flask

Ancestry of “kolmikaulakolvi”, step by step

kolmikaulakolvi 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 kolvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolvisoldering iron; flask
2Swedishkolva piston
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →