Where does “kultakurppo” come from?

kultakurppo (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.

kultakurppo (Finnish): greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis

Definitions

  1. greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis

Ancestry of “kultakurppo”, step by step

kultakurppo 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 kurppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurppopainted-snipe, painted snipe bird of the family
2Finnishkurppasnipe any bird of the genus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →