Where does “kuolinkellot” come from?

kuolinkellot (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.

kuolinkellot (Finnish): death knell, death-knell

Definitions

  1. death knell, death-knell

Ancestry of “kuolinkellot”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellǭ →
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