Where does “kellastua” come from?

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

kellastua (Finnish): to yellow

Definitions

  1. to yellow

Ancestry of “kellastua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkellastaato turn yellow
2Finnishkeltayellow
3Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
4Proto-Balticgilˀtos

Words derived from “kellastua

Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtosEvery word from Proto-Finnic keltaEvery word from Finnish kelta
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