Where does “punaleimainen” come from?

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

punaleimainen (Finnish): red-stamped

Definitions

  1. red-stamped

Ancestry of “punaleimainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Finnish puna →