Where does “keltanarsissi” come from?

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

keltanarsissi (Finnish): wild daffodil

Definitions

  1. wild daffodil

Ancestry of “keltanarsissi”, step by step

keltanarsissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kelta

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

via Finnish narsissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnarsissinarcissus
2LatinNarcissusNarcissus, a figure from Greek mythology
3Ancient GreekΝάρκισσοςNarcissus
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Finnish kelta →