Where does “punapäinen” come from?

punapäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

punapäinen (Finnish): red-headed

Definitions

  1. red-headed

Ancestry of “punapäinen”, step by step

punapäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish puna

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