Where does “keltalakkiseppä” come from?

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

keltalakkiseppä (Finnish): black-banded barbet, Psilopogon javensis

Definitions

  1. black-banded barbet, Psilopogon javensis

Ancestry of “keltalakkiseppä”, step by step

keltalakkiseppä 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 seppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseppäsmith, blacksmith; click beetle
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*seppä—
3Proto-Uralicśeppäskilled

via Finnish lakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakkiheadwear; cap; cap, pileus
2Swedishbläckink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc;...
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Finnish kelta →