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
Ancestry of “kellastua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kellastaa | to turn yellow |
| 2 | Finnish | kelta | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kelta | yellow; species of club moss used for dyeing... |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | gilˀtos | — |