Where does “keltaviiksitikka” come from?

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

keltaviiksitikka (Finnish): golden-green woodpecker, Piculus chrysochloros

Definitions

  1. golden-green woodpecker, Piculus chrysochloros

Ancestry of “keltaviiksitikka”, step by step

keltaviiksitikka 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 tikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikkawoodpecker; dart
2Proto-Finnictikkawoodpecker

via Finnish viiksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiksione half of a moustache; moustache; Short for...
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Finnish kelta →