Where does “kultakantainen” come from?

kultakantainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultakanta, 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.

kultakantainen (Finnish): goid-backed

Definitions

  1. goid-backed

Ancestry of “kultakantainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultakantagold standard
2Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
3Proto-Finnickultagold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →
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