Where does “kirkkaankeltainen” come from?

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

kirkkaankeltainen (Finnish): bright yellow

Definitions

  1. bright yellow

Ancestry of “kirkkaankeltainen”, step by step

kirkkaankeltainen 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 kirkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkasbright; broad, especially of daylight; clear
2Proto-Finnickirk'asbright
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Proto-Finnic keltainen →
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