Where does “huopakeltano” come from?

huopakeltano (Finnish) comes from Finnish keltano, from Finnish kelta, from Proto-Finnic kelta, from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos.

huopakeltano (Finnish): mouse-ear hawkweed

Definitions

  1. mouse-ear hawkweed

Ancestry of “huopakeltano”, step by step

huopakeltano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keltano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltanohawkweed
2Finnishkeltayellow
3Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
4Proto-Balticgilˀtos—

via Finnish huopa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuopafelt
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Finnish kelta →