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