Where does “infrapunakaukoputki” come from?

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

infrapunakaukoputki (Finnish): infrared telescope

Definitions

  1. infrared telescope

Ancestry of “infrapunakaukoputki”, step by step

infrapunakaukoputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish infrapuna

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

via Finnish kaukoputki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaukoputkiA telescope
2Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
3Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
4Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk
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