Where does “kongonkultamyyrä” come from?

kongonkultamyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultamyyrä, 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.

Ancestry of “kongonkultamyyrä”, step by step

kongonkultamyyrä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kultamyyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultamyyrägolden mole
2Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
3Proto-Finnickultagold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Finnish Kongo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKongo—
2FrenchCongoCongo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →