Where does “kultaruoste” come from?

kultaruoste (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoste, from Proto-Finnic roostek, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

kultaruoste (Finnish): Any rust fungus of the genus Chrysomyxa that occur in boreal forests and cause yellowing of needles in conifers

Definitions

  1. Any rust fungus of the genus Chrysomyxa that occur in boreal forests and cause yellowing of needles in conifers

Ancestry of “kultaruoste”, step by step

kultaruoste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruosterust; rusty; inessive case is sometimes better...
2Proto-Finnicroostekrust
3Proto-Germanicrustazrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

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 h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rustaz →
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