Where does “isokultasiipi” come from?

isokultasiipi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultasiipi, 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.

isokultasiipi (Finnish): large copper, Lycaena dispar

Definitions

  1. large copper, Lycaena dispar

Ancestry of “isokultasiipi”, step by step

isokultasiipi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kultasiipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultasiipicopper butterfly of the genus
2Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
3Proto-Finnickultagold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →