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
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Estonian puna →