Where does “ojakellukka” come from?

ojakellukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kellukka, 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.

ojakellukka (Finnish): water avens; purple avens North America, Geum rivale flowering plant of the family Rosaceae, with nodding red flowers

Definitions

  1. water avens; purple avens North America, Geum rivale flowering plant of the family Rosaceae, with nodding red flowers

Ancestry of “ojakellukka”, step by step

ojakellukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kellukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkellukkaavens
2Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
3Proto-Finnickello—
4Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Finnish oja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellǭ →