Where does “kultatyö” come from?

kultatyö (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.

kultatyö (Finnish): goldware

Definitions

  1. goldware

Ancestry of “kultatyö”, step by step

kultatyö 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 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 →