Where does “punanäppy” come from?

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

punanäppy (Finnish): rosacea

Definitions

  1. rosacea

Ancestry of “punanäppy”, step by step

punanäppy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puna

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

via Finnish näppy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäppypimple
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Finnish puna →