Where does “kakla” come from?

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

kakla (Proto-Finnic): neck

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “kakla”, step by step

kakla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Proto-Baltic kaklas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Baltickaklas—

Words derived from “kakla”

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