Where does “loistokultasiipi” come from?

loistokultasiipi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultasiipi, 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.

loistokultasiipi (Finnish): scarce copper

Definitions

  1. scarce copper

Ancestry of “loistokultasiipi”, step by step

loistokultasiipi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kultasiipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultasiipicopper butterfly of the genus
2Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
3Proto-Finnickultagold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Finnish loisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloistoglitter, gleam, shine; A beacon equipped with...
2FinnishloistaaTo shine, glow, glare, sparkle; To excel, shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →