Where does “ruusukultainen” come from?

ruusukultainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruusukulta, from Finnish ruusu, from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ruusukultainen (Finnish): made of rose gold

Definitions

  1. made of rose gold

Ancestry of “ruusukultainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruusukultarose gold
2Finnishruusurose; erysipelas
3SwedishRosmostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie
4Swedishrosapink; praise, commend
5Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
6Germanrosépale pink
7Middle High Germanrôserose
8Old High Germanrōsa
9LatinRosarose
10Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
11Old Persianwurdiflower
12Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
14Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
15Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti-