Where does “punainen” come from?

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

punainen (Finnish): red; reds, red lights; the socialists

Definitions

  1. red; reds, red lights; the socialists

Ancestry of “punainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpunainenred
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

Words derived from “punainen

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna
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