Where does “urheilukello” come from?

urheilukello (Finnish) comes from Finnish urheilu, from Finnish urheilla, from Finnish -illa, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.

urheilukello (Finnish): sports watch

Definitions

  1. sports watch

Ancestry of “urheilukello”, step by step

urheilukello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish urheilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurheilusports, athletics; sport; sporting, sports
2Finnishurheillato participate in sport or sports; to exercise;...
3Finnish-illaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
4Finnish-ellaForms . The resulting verb often describes a more...
5Proto-Finnic-eldakForms frequentative verbs
6Proto-Uralic-le-

via Finnish kello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
2Proto-Finnickello
3Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Uralic -le-Every word from Finnish -illaEvery word from Finnish -ella