Where does “kirkkaanpunainen” come from?

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

kirkkaanpunainen (Finnish): bright red

Definitions

  1. bright red

Ancestry of “kirkkaanpunainen”, step by step

kirkkaanpunainen 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 kirkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkasbright; broad, especially of daylight; clear
2Proto-Finnickirk'asbright
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