Where does “kermankeltainen” come from?

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

kermankeltainen (Finnish): creamy-yellow

Definitions

  1. creamy-yellow

Ancestry of “kermankeltainen”, step by step

kermankeltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltainenyellow; The color yellow
2Proto-Finnickeltainenyellow
3Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
4Proto-Balticgilˀtos—

via Finnish kerma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkermacream; the cream; kerma
2EnglishkermaThe sum of the initial kinetic energies of all...
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Proto-Finnic keltainen →
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