Where does “kellanvalkoinen” come from?
kellanvalkoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kellanvalkoinen (Finnish): yellowish-white
Ancestry of “kellanvalkoinen”, step by step
kellanvalkoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valkoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valkoinen | white; Caucasian; A white colour |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish kelta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kelta | yellow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kelta | yellow; species of club moss used for dyeing... |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | gilˀtos | — |