Where does “keltatäplä” come from?

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

keltatäplä (Finnish): macula, macula lutea

Definitions

  1. macula, macula lutea

Ancestry of “keltatäplä”, step by step

keltatäplä 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 täplä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäpläspot, speck; pad
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Finnish kelta →
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