Where does “pikkukultasiipi” come from?

pikkukultasiipi (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.

pikkukultasiipi (Finnish): small copper, Lycaena phlaeas

Definitions

  1. small copper, Lycaena phlaeas

Ancestry of “pikkukultasiipi”, step by step

pikkukultasiipi 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 pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →