Where does “kultahemppo” come from?

kultahemppo (Finnish) comes from Finnish hemppo, from Swedish hämpling, from Swedish -ing, from Old Swedish -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

kultahemppo (Finnish): red-fronted serin, Serinus pusillus

Definitions

  1. red-fronted serin, Serinus pusillus

Ancestry of “kultahemppo”, step by step

kultahemppo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hemppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhemppolinnet
2Swedishhämplingcommon linnet, (Linaria cannabina)
3Swedish-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See...
4Old Swedish-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
5Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
6Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing

via Finnish kulta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
2Proto-Finnickultagold
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingōEvery word from Swedish -ingEvery word from Old Norse -ing