Where does “vaaleankeltainen” come from?

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

vaaleankeltainen (Finnish): light yellow

Definitions

  1. light yellow

Ancestry of “vaaleankeltainen”, step by step

vaaleankeltainen 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 vaalea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaalealight, pale of a shade of colour
2Proto-Finnicvaaleda—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Proto-Finnic keltainen →