Where does “tornikellopeli” come from?

tornikellopeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish torni, from Swedish torn, from English turn, from Middle English turnen, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tornikellopeli (Finnish): carillon set of at least 23 bells, installed in a bell tower, capable of playing simple melodies

Definitions

  1. carillon set of at least 23 bells, installed in a bell tower, capable of playing simple melodies

Ancestry of “tornikellopeli”, step by step

tornikellopeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish torni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtornitower; spire; rook
2Swedishtorntower; rook; thorn
3Englishturn"to make a non-linear physical movement."; "To...
4Middle Englishturnento turn
5Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
6Latintornōto turn
7LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
8Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Finnish kellopeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkellopeliglockenspiel
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος
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