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Where does “pikkukultarinta” come from?

pikkukultarinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultarinta, 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.

pikkukultarinta (Finnish): booted warbler, "Iduna caligata"

Definitions

  1. booted warbler, "Iduna caligata"

Ancestry of “pikkukultarinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultarintaicterine warbler, "Hippolais icterina"
2Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
3Proto-Finnickultagold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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