Where does “kultahiiru” come from?

kultahiiru (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.

kultahiiru (Finnish): golden mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli

Definitions

  1. golden mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli

Ancestry of “kultahiiru”, step by step

kultahiiru 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 hiiru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhiiruNew World mouse
2FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
3Proto-Finnichiirimouse
4Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →