Where does “keltaleukaseppä” come from?

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

keltaleukaseppä (Finnish): yellow-throated tinkerbird, Pogoniulus subsulphureus

Definitions

  1. yellow-throated tinkerbird, Pogoniulus subsulphureus

Ancestry of “keltaleukaseppä”, step by step

keltaleukaseppä 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 leuka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleukajaw; chin
2Proto-Finnicleukachin, jaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicleukāglands in an animal's neck
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