Where does “kultalauta” come from?

kultalauta (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian kulta, from Proto-Finnic kulta, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

kultalauta (Ingrian): board engraved with gold

Definitions

  1. board engraved with gold

Ancestry of “kultalauta”, step by step

kultalauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kulta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankultagold
2Proto-Finnickultagold
3Proto-Germanicgulþągold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Ingrian lauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlautaboard; desk
2Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
3Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulþą →