Where does “kīņḑõl” come from?
kīņḑõl (Livonian) comes from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
kīņḑõl (Livonian): candle
Ancestry of “kīņḑõl”, step by step
kīņḑõl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin candēla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 2 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |
via Proto-Finnic küünel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | küünel | tear |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | küńele | tear |
Words derived from “kīņḑõl”