Where does “kultapusseli” come from?

kultapusseli (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.

kultapusseli (Finnish): golden bandicoot, Isoodon auratus

Definitions

  1. golden bandicoot, Isoodon auratus

Ancestry of “kultapusseli”, step by step

kultapusseli 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 pusseli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpusselibandicoot, bilby any marsupial of the order
2Finnishpussibag, pouch, sac; pouch; pocket
3Old Swedishpusi—
4Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →
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