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Where does “punane” come from?

punane (Estonian) comes from Estonian puna, from Proto-Finnic puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna — color, hair.

punane (Estonian): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “punane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpunathe colour red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
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