Where does “ketokultasiipi” come from?

ketokultasiipi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultasiipi, from Finnish kulta, from Proto-Finnic kulta, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

ketokultasiipi (Finnish): purple-edged copper

Definitions

  1. purple-edged copper

Ancestry of “ketokultasiipi”, step by step

ketokultasiipi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kultasiipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultasiipicopper butterfly of the genus
2Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
3Proto-Finnickultagold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Finnish keto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketodry meadow, pasture
2FinnishkesiThe thin outer layer of skin; Third-person...
3Proto-Finnickeciouter skin
4Proto-Uralickeδ́e—
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