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
Ancestry of “helesinine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | sinine | blue; The color blue; Something colored in blue |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sininen | blue |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sini | blue |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | sine | — |