Where does “valkokaulusrikollinen” come from?

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

valkokaulusrikollinen (Finnish): white-collar criminal

Definitions

  1. white-collar criminal

Ancestry of “valkokaulusrikollinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkokaulus-white-collar
2Finnishkauluscollar; pronotum
3Finnishkaulaneck; distance between a frontrunner and the...
4Proto-Finnickaklaneck
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →