Where does “kellertävänvalkoinen” come from?

kellertävänvalkoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kellertävänvalkoinen (Finnish): yellowish-white

Definitions

  1. yellowish-white

Ancestry of “kellertävänvalkoinen”, step by step

kellertävänvalkoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkoinenwhite; Caucasian; A white colour
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kellertävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkellertäväyellowish
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →