Where does “punakeltainen” come from?

punakeltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish keltainen, from Proto-Finnic keltainen, from Proto-Finnic kelta, from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos.

punakeltainen (Finnish): red and yellow

Definitions

  1. red and yellow

Ancestry of “punakeltainen”, step by step

punakeltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keltainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltainenyellow; The color yellow
2Proto-Finnickeltainenyellow
3Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
4Proto-Balticgilˀtos—

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Baltic gilˀtos →Every word from Proto-Finnic kelta →Every word from Proto-Finnic keltainen →