Where does “kello” come from?
kello (Ingrian) comes 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.
kello (Ingrian): clock
Ancestry of “kello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kello | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skellǭ | bell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |