Where does “soittokello” come from?
soittokello (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.
soittokello (Finnish): bell
Definitions
- bell
Ancestry of “soittokello”, step by step
soittokello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish soitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soitto | music; playing; call, telephone call; ring; bell |
| 2 | Finnish | soittaa | to play; to phone, call; to ring, toll |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |