Where does “punahohtoinen” come from?

punahohtoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohto, from Finnish hohtaa, from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak — to emanate, to radiate (heat).

punahohtoinen (Finnish): glowing red, gleaming red

Definitions

  1. glowing red, gleaming red

Ancestry of “punahohtoinen”, step by step

punahohtoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hohto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohtoshining; gleaming; glowing
2FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
3Finnishhohkaa—
4Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Finnic hohkadak →Every word from Finnish hohkaa →Every word from Finnish hohtaa →