Where does “vaaleakultiainen” come from?

vaaleakultiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultiainen, 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.

vaaleakultiainen (Finnish): Visagie's golden mole

Definitions

  1. Visagie's golden mole

Ancestry of “vaaleakultiainen”, step by step

vaaleakultiainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kultiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkultiainengolden mole mole of the family Chrysochloridae
2Finnishkultagold; gold medal; darling, dear, baby
3Proto-Finnickultagold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Finnish vaalea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalealight, pale of a shade of colour
2Proto-Finnicvaaleda—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →
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