Where does “pellavankeltainen” come from?

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

pellavankeltainen (Finnish): flax-yellow

Definitions

  1. flax-yellow

Ancestry of “pellavankeltainen”, step by step

pellavankeltainen 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 pellava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpellavaflax; linen
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Proto-Finnic keltainen →