Where does “infrapunainen” come from?

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

infrapunainen (Finnish): infrared

Definitions

  1. infrared

Ancestry of “infrapunainen”, step by step

infrapunainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish infrapuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinfrapunainfrared
2FinnishpunaThe color red
3Proto-Finnicpunared
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Finnish puna →