Where does “okrankeltainen” come from?

okrankeltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish okra, from Swedish ockra, from Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός — pale, sallow, wan.

okrankeltainen (Finnish): ochre having a yellow-orange colour

Definitions

  1. ochre having a yellow-orange colour

Ancestry of “okrankeltainen”, step by step

okrankeltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish okra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishokraochre; okra, "Abelmoschus esculentus"
2Swedishockraloanshark, shylock, commit usury
3Latinōchra
4Ancient Greekὤχραpale yellow; yellow ochre
5Ancient Greekὠχρόςpale, sallow, wan

via Finnish keltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltainenyellow; The color yellow
2Proto-Finnickeltainenyellow
3Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
4Proto-Balticgilˀtos
Every word from Ancient Greek ὠχρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ὤχραEvery word from Latin ōchra