Where does “keltavaluri” come from?
keltavaluri (Finnish) comes from Finnish valuri, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
keltavaluri (Finnish): brassfounder
Ancestry of “keltavaluri”, step by step
keltavaluri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valuri | caster, founder |
| 2 | Finnish | valaa | to cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |
via Finnish kelta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kelta | yellow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kelta | yellow; species of club moss used for dyeing... |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | gilˀtos | — |