Where does “kirkkaansininen” come from?

kirkkaansininen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sininen, from Proto-Finnic sininen, from Proto-Finnic sini, from Proto-Finno-Permic sine.

kirkkaansininen (Finnish): bright blue

Definitions

  1. bright blue

Ancestry of “kirkkaansininen”, step by step

kirkkaansininen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sininen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsininenblue; The color blue
2Proto-Finnicsininenblue
3Proto-Finnicsiniblue
4Proto-Finno-Permicsine—

via Finnish kirkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkasbright; broad, especially of daylight; clear
2Proto-Finnickirk'asbright
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic sine →Every word from Proto-Finnic sini →Every word from Proto-Finnic sininen →