Where does “ruosteenkeltainen” come from?

ruosteenkeltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoste, from Proto-Finnic roostek, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ruosteenkeltainen (Finnish): rust yellow

Definitions

  1. rust yellow

Ancestry of “ruosteenkeltainen”, step by step

ruosteenkeltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruosterust; rusty; inessive case is sometimes better...
2Proto-Finnicroostekrust
3Proto-Germanicrustazrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Finnish keltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltainenyellow; The color yellow
2Proto-Finnickeltainenyellow
3Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
4Proto-Balticgilˀtos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rustaz →