Where does “punankarvainen” come from?

punankarvainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish karvainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

punankarvainen (Finnish): red, red-coloured, reddish

Definitions

  1. red, red-coloured, reddish

Ancestry of “punankarvainen”, step by step

punankarvainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karvainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvainenhairy, furry, hirsute
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish puna

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