Where does “korkeakauluksinen” come from?

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

korkeakauluksinen (Finnish): high-necked, with a high collar

Definitions

  1. high-necked, with a high collar

Ancestry of “korkeakauluksinen”, step by step

korkeakauluksinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauluscollar; pronotum
2Finnishkaulaneck; distance between a frontrunner and the...
3Proto-Finnickaklaneck
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Finnish korkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
2Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →