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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

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