Where does “keltakatkero” come from?

keltakatkero (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkero, from Finnish katkera, from Proto-Finnic kackera, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka-.

keltakatkero (Finnish): bitterroot, yellow gentian, great yellow gentian,...

Definitions

  1. bitterroot, yellow gentian, great yellow gentian,...

Ancestry of “keltakatkero”, step by step

keltakatkero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katkero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkerobitters; gentian
2Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
3Proto-Finnickackerabitter
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-—

via Finnish kelta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltayellow
2Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
3Proto-Balticgilˀtos—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kackera →Every word from Finnish katkera →
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