Where does “valkokaulus-” come from?

valkokaulus- (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaulus, from Finnish kaula, from Proto-Finnic kakla, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

valkokaulus- (Finnish): white-collar

Definitions

  1. white-collar

Ancestry of “valkokaulus-”, step by step

valkokaulus- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauluscollar; pronotum
2Finnishkaulaneck; distance between a frontrunner and the...
3Proto-Finnickaklaneck
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Finnish valkoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkoinenwhite; Caucasian; A white colour
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “valkokaulus-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kakla →
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