Where does “ylänkökultiainen” come from?

ylänkökultiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylänkö, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

ylänkökultiainen (Finnish): Stuhlmann's golden mole, Chrysochloris stuhlmanni

Definitions

  1. Stuhlmann's golden mole, Chrysochloris stuhlmanni

Ancestry of “ylänkökultiainen”, step by step

ylänkökultiainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ylänkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylänköhighlands
2Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
3Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow

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
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →
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