Where does “punakoiso” come from?

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

punakoiso (Finnish): bittersweet, "Solanum dulcamara"

Definitions

  1. bittersweet, "Solanum dulcamara"

Ancestry of “punakoiso”, step by step

punakoiso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish koiso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoisoany plant of the genus "Solanum", including...
2Japanese小磯—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Finnish puna →