Where does “pelikello” come from?
pelikello (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.
pelikello (Finnish): game clock
Ancestry of “pelikello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kello | clock; o'clock; time |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kello | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skellǭ | bell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |