Where does “laakakaulus” come from?

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

laakakaulus (Finnish): camp collar style of shirt collar: one-piece collar that lies flat

Definitions

  1. camp collar style of shirt collar: one-piece collar that lies flat

Ancestry of “laakakaulus”, step by step

laakakaulus 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 laaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaakahorizontal, flat; horizontal hit, line drive
2Proto-Finniclaakalow
3Proto-Norselāgaʀ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →