Where does “luhtakultasiipi” come from?

luhtakultasiipi (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.

luhtakultasiipi (Finnish): violet copper

Definitions

  1. violet copper

Ancestry of “luhtakultasiipi”, step by step

luhtakultasiipi 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 luhta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluhtaswamp; flood meadow; agricultural farmland...
2Proto-Finnicluhtaflood-meadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →