Where does “keltakulmatikka” come from?

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

keltakulmatikka (Finnish): yellow-browed woodpecker, Piculus aurulentus

Definitions

  1. yellow-browed woodpecker, Piculus aurulentus

Ancestry of “keltakulmatikka”, step by step

keltakulmatikka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltayellow
2Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
3Proto-Balticgilˀtos—

via Finnish tikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikkawoodpecker; dart
2Proto-Finnictikkawoodpecker

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Finnish kelta →