Where does “ruskeankeltainen” come from?

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

ruskeankeltainen (Finnish): amber, yellowish brown

Definitions

  1. amber, yellowish brown

Ancestry of “ruskeankeltainen”, step by step

ruskeankeltainen 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 ruskea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruskeabrown; A brown color
2Proto-Finnicruskedabrown, red
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Proto-Finnic keltainen →