Where does “punanuljaska” come from?

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

punanuljaska (Finnish): rosy spike-cap, Gomphidius roseus mushroom

Definitions

  1. rosy spike-cap, Gomphidius roseus mushroom

Ancestry of “punanuljaska”, step by step

punanuljaska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puna

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

via Finnish nuljaska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuljaskaany fungus belonging to the Gomphidiaceae; gomphidiaceous fungus
2Finnish-skaUsed to transform husband's family name or title...
3Swedish-ska—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puna →Every word from Proto-Finnic puna →Every word from Finnish puna →