Where does “kultahääpäivä” come from?

kultahääpäivä (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.

kultahääpäivä (Finnish): A golden anniversary

Definitions

  1. A golden anniversary

Ancestry of “kultahääpäivä”, step by step

kultahääpäivä 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 hääpäivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhääpäiväA wedding day; An anniversary of a wedding day
2Finnishpäiväday; the sun
3Proto-Finnicpäiväsun; day
4Proto-Uralicpäjwä? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
5Proto-Uralicpäje
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tómEvery word from Proto-Germanic gulþą