Where does “kongonkultiainen” come from?

kongonkultiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultiainen, 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.

kongonkultiainen (Finnish): Congo golden mole, Chlorotalpa leucorchina

Definitions

  1. Congo golden mole, Chlorotalpa leucorchina

Ancestry of “kongonkultiainen”, step by step

kongonkultiainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kultiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultiainengolden mole mole of the family Chrysochloridae
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- →