Where does “kultavaranto” come from?

kultavaranto (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.

kultavaranto (Finnish): gold reserve

Definitions

  1. gold reserve

Ancestry of “kultavaranto”, step by step

kultavaranto 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 varanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarantoreserve; pool
2Finnishvarareserve, backup; resources, reserves, funds,...
3Proto-Germanicwarōattention, care
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →