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Where does “kultabokombali” come from?

kultabokombali (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.

kultabokombali (Finnish): golden bamboo lemur, golden lemur, "Prolemur...

Definitions

  1. golden bamboo lemur, golden lemur, "Prolemur...

Ancestry of “kultabokombali”, step by step

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