Where does “punaheikkous” come from?

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

punaheikkous (Finnish): protanomaly form of color blindness in which the red cones have lower sensitivity than usual

Definitions

  1. protanomaly form of color blindness in which the red cones have lower sensitivity than usual

Ancestry of “punaheikkous”, step by step

punaheikkous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puna

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

via Finnish heikkous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishheikkousA weakness; feebleness; frailty
2Finnishheikkoweak; faint; feeble
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Finnish puna →