Where does “helakanpunainen” come from?

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

helakanpunainen (Finnish): scarlet

Definitions

  1. scarlet

Ancestry of “helakanpunainen”, step by step

helakanpunainen 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 helakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelakkabright, brilliant, light
2Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
3Proto-Finnicakkaold woman
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