Where does “kullanarvoinen” come from?

kullanarvoinen (Finnish) comes 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.

kullanarvoinen (Finnish): golden, very valuable, worth its weight in gold

Definitions

  1. golden, very valuable, worth its weight in gold

Ancestry of “kullanarvoinen”, step by step

kullanarvoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulta

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

via Finnish arvoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharvoinenworth
2FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
3FinnishArvi—
4Old NorseArnviðr—
5Proto-GermanicArôwiduz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →