Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “pöytäkello” come from? pöytäkello (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöytä, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pöytäkello (Finnish): table clock, desk clock, timepiece
Definitions table clock, desk clock, timepiece Ancestry of “pöytäkello”, step by step pöytäkello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pöytä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish pöytä table 2 Latin mēnsa a table 3 Latin mēnsus having measured, estimated 4 Latin -tus Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... 5 Proto-Italic -tus — 6 Proto-Indo-European -tus Derives action nouns from verb roots
via Finnish kello Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish kello clock; o'clock; time 2 Proto-Finnic kello — 3 Proto-Germanic skellǭ bell 4 Proto-Indo-European sḱel- to be obligated, owe 5 Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot