Where does “helesinine” come from?

helesinine (Estonian) comes from Estonian sinine, from Proto-Finnic sininen, from Proto-Finnic sini, from Proto-Finno-Permic sine.

helesinine (Estonian): light blue

Definitions

  1. light blue

Ancestry of “helesinine”, step by step

helesinine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sinine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansinineblue; The color blue; Something colored in blue
2Proto-Finnicsininenblue
3Proto-Finnicsiniblue
4Proto-Finno-Permicsine—

via Estonian hele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhelelight; high-pitched, high
2Proto-Finnicheledäbright
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic sine →Every word from Proto-Finnic sini →Every word from Proto-Finnic sininen →