Where does “heleänpunainen” come from?

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

heleänpunainen (Finnish): bright red

Definitions

  1. bright red

Ancestry of “heleänpunainen”, step by step

heleänpunainen 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 heleä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheleäbright, clear, vivid
2Proto-Finnicheledäbright
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