Where does “punahierakka” come from?

punahierakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish hierakka, from Finnish hiera, from Finnish hieroa, from Proto-Finnic heerodak — to rub.

punahierakka (Finnish): bloody dock, red-veined dock, "Rumex sanguineus"

Definitions

  1. bloody dock, red-veined dock, "Rumex sanguineus"

Ancestry of “punahierakka”, step by step

punahierakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hierakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhierakkadock
2Finnishhieragrindstone
3Finnishhieroato rub; to massage
4Proto-Finnicheerodakto rub

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Finnic heerodak →Every word from Finnish hieroa →Every word from Finnish hiera →