Where does “punakekomuurahainen” come from?

punakekomuurahainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kekomuurahainen, from Finnish muurahainen, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.

punakekomuurahainen (Finnish): red wood ant, southern wood ant, horse ant, Formica rufa

Definitions

  1. red wood ant, southern wood ant, horse ant, Formica rufa

Ancestry of “punakekomuurahainen”, step by step

punakekomuurahainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kekomuurahainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkekomuurahainensouthern wood ant, horse ant
2Finnishmuurahainenant; The family Formicidae
3Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mowro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ →Every word from Finnish muurahainen →