Where does “aasiankultakissa” come from?

aasiankultakissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulta, from Proto-Finnic kulta, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

aasiankultakissa (Finnish): Asiatic golden cat, Catopuma temminckii or...

Definitions

  1. Asiatic golden cat, Catopuma temminckii or...

Ancestry of “aasiankultakissa”, step by step

aasiankultakissa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
2Proto-Finnickultagold
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Finnish Aasia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAasiaof Asia; Asia; Asian
2LatinĀsiaA kind of rye
3Ancient GreekἈσίαAsia Minor; Asia; Asia
4Mycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊an ethnonym for a Lydian; an epithet of the...
5Hittite𒀸𒋗𒉿northwest Anatolia

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tómEvery word from Proto-Germanic gulþą
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