Where does “kurjenkello” come from?

kurjenkello (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.

kurjenkello (Finnish): peach-leaved bellflower, "Campanula persicifolia"

Definitions

  1. peach-leaved bellflower, "Campanula persicifolia"

Ancestry of “kurjenkello”, step by step

kurjenkello 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 kurki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurkicrane, "Grus grus"; Any bird of the family...
2Proto-Finnickurkicrane
3Proto-Uralickurkecrane
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellǭ →