Where does “kanariankeltainen” come from?

kanariankeltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish keltainen, from Proto-Finnic keltainen, from Proto-Finnic kelta, from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos.

kanariankeltainen (Finnish): canary-yellow, canary

Definitions

  1. canary-yellow, canary

Ancestry of “kanariankeltainen”, step by step

kanariankeltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltainenyellow; The color yellow
2Proto-Finnickeltainenyellow
3Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
4Proto-Balticgilˀtos—

via Finnish Kanaria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKanaria—
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Proto-Finnic keltainen →