Where does “kobolttisininen” come from?
kobolttisininen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sininen, from Proto-Finnic sininen, from Proto-Finnic sini, from Proto-Finno-Permic sine.
kobolttisininen (Finnish): cobalt blue
Ancestry of “kobolttisininen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sininen | blue; The color blue |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sininen | blue |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sini | blue |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | sine | — |