Where does “kultasiiseli” come from?

kultasiiseli (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.

Ancestry of “kultasiiseli”, step by step

kultasiiseli 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 siiseli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiiseliEuropean ground squirrel, Spermophilus citellus
2EnglishsiselThe suslik
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →