Where does “kellanruskea” come from?

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

kellanruskea (Finnish): yellow-brown, xanthous; yellow-brown, xanthous...

Definitions

  1. yellow-brown, xanthous; yellow-brown, xanthous...

Ancestry of “kellanruskea”, step by step

kellanruskea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelta

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

via Finnish ruskea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruskeabrown; A brown color
2Proto-Finnicruskedabrown, red
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Finnish kelta →
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