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Where does “wintoninkultamyyrä” come from?

wintoninkultamyyrä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultamyyrä, 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.

wintoninkultamyyrä (Finnish): Winton's golden mole, Cryptochloris wintoni

Definitions

  1. Winton's golden mole, Cryptochloris wintoni

Ancestry of “wintoninkultamyyrä”, step by step

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