Where does “kuolemankello” come from?

kuolemankello (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.

kuolemankello (Finnish): A woodboring beetle of the genus Hadrobregmus pertinax the male of which makes a ticking noise by banging its head against the wall of its tunnel in order to attract females

Definitions

  1. A woodboring beetle of the genus Hadrobregmus pertinax the male of which makes a ticking noise by banging its head against the wall of its tunnel in order to attract females

Ancestry of “kuolemankello”, step by step

kuolemankello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
2Proto-Finnickello—
3Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Finnish kuolema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolemadeath, demise, decease; deathly
2Proto-Finnickoolemadeath
3Proto-Finnickooldakto die
4Proto-Uralickale-to die
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellǭ →