Where does “punakylkinen” come from?

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

punakylkinen (Finnish): red-sided

Definitions

  1. red-sided

Ancestry of “punakylkinen”, step by step

punakylkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puna

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

via Finnish kylki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
2Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank
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