Where does “Kuldar” come from?
Kuldar (Estonian) comes from Estonian kuld, from Proto-Finnic kulta, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Ancestry of “Kuldar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | kuld | gold |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kulta | gold |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gulþą | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |