Where does “alitsariinipunainen” come from?

alitsariinipunainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish punainen, from Proto-Finnic punainen, from Proto-Finnic puna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna — color, hair.

alitsariinipunainen (Finnish): madder

Definitions

  1. madder

Ancestry of “alitsariinipunainen”, step by step

alitsariinipunainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish punainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunainenred; reds, red lights; the socialists
2Proto-Finnicpunainenred
3Proto-Finnicpunared
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish alitsariini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalitsariinializarin, madder
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic punainen →