Where does “kriminnahkakaulus” come from?
kriminnahkakaulus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaulus, from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kriminnahkakaulus (Finnish): karakul collar
Definitions
- karakul collar
Ancestry of “kriminnahkakaulus”, step by step
kriminnahkakaulus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaulus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaulus | collar; pronotum |
| 2 | Finnish | kaula | neck; distance between a frontrunner and the... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kakla | neck |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Finnish kriminnahka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kriminnahka | pelt of a karakul lamb as raw material, valued... |
| 2 | Finnish | nahka | leather; skin of an animal, colloquially also of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nahka | skin; leather |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | naskiz | skin |