Where does “infrapunavalo” come from?

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

infrapunavalo (Finnish): infrared light

Definitions

  1. infrared light

Ancestry of “infrapunavalo”, step by step

infrapunavalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish infrapuna

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

via Finnish valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalolight
2Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Finnish puna →