Where does “kultavihma” come from?

kultavihma (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.

kultavihma (Finnish): Cytisus elongatus

Definitions

  1. Cytisus elongatus

Ancestry of “kultavihma”, step by step

kultavihma 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 vihma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihmadrizzle; any shrub of the family Fabaceae
2Proto-Finnicvihmarain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →