Where does “kullanhuuhdonta” come from?

kullanhuuhdonta (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.

kullanhuuhdonta (Finnish): gold panning

Definitions

  1. gold panning

Ancestry of “kullanhuuhdonta”, step by step

kullanhuuhdonta 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 huuhdonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuuhdontawashing
2Finnishhuuhtoato rinse, wash; to wash
3Proto-Finnichuhtodakto rinse, to wash (to move by the force of water in motion)
4Proto-Finno-Permicšukštɜ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →
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