Where does “oljenkeltainen” come from?

oljenkeltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish keltainen, from Proto-Finnic keltainen, from Proto-Finnic kelta, from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos.

oljenkeltainen (Finnish): straw, straw-colored of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw

Definitions

  1. straw, straw-colored of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw

Ancestry of “oljenkeltainen”, step by step

oljenkeltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltainenyellow; The color yellow
2Proto-Finnickeltainenyellow
3Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
4Proto-Balticgilˀtos—

via Finnish olki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholkistraw; thatch
2Proto-Finnicolkihay
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Proto-Finnic keltainen →