Where does “kultajyvänen” come from?

kultajyvänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish jyvänen, from Finnish jyvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *jüvä, from Proto-Uralic jewä, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.

kultajyvänen (Finnish): grain of gold

Definitions

  1. grain of gold

Ancestry of “kultajyvänen”, step by step

kultajyvänen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jyvänen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjyvänenDiminutive of jyvä; grain, granule
2Finnishjyvägrain, kernel, corn; caryopsis; achene
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*jüvä—
4Proto-Uralicjewä—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix

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-Indo-European yew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwos →Every word from Proto-Uralic jewä →
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