Where does “keltaisenkarvainen” come from?
keltaisenkarvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish keltainen, from Proto-Finnic keltainen, from Proto-Finnic kelta, from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos.
keltaisenkarvainen (Finnish): yellow-colored, yellowish
Definitions
- yellow-colored, yellowish
Ancestry of “keltaisenkarvainen”, step by step
keltaisenkarvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keltainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keltainen | yellow; The color yellow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keltainen | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kelta | yellow; species of club moss used for dyeing... |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | gilˀtos | — |
via Finnish karvainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karvainen | hairy, furry, hirsute |
| 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 |