Where does “kultasepäntyö” come from?

kultasepäntyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultaseppä, 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.

kultasepäntyö (Finnish): goldsmithery, goldsmithing

Definitions

  1. goldsmithery, goldsmithing

Ancestry of “kultasepäntyö”, step by step

kultasepäntyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kultaseppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultaseppägoldsmith, jeweller
2Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
3Proto-Finnickultagold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →