Where does “helakansininen” come from?

helakansininen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sininen, from Proto-Finnic sininen, from Proto-Finnic sini, from Proto-Finno-Permic sine.

helakansininen (Finnish): light blue, periwinkle

Definitions

  1. light blue, periwinkle

Ancestry of “helakansininen”, step by step

helakansininen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sininen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsininenblue; The color blue
2Proto-Finnicsininenblue
3Proto-Finnicsiniblue
4Proto-Finno-Permicsine—

via Finnish helakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelakkabright, brilliant, light
2Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
3Proto-Finnicakkaold woman
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic sine →Every word from Proto-Finnic sini →Every word from Proto-Finnic sininen →